Antique Sterling Silver Serving Bowl and 5 Small Plates with 1 pair of Chopsticks. In original silk and velvet lined box. Signed with Asian makers mark on bottom. Lovely hammered design and design of bamboo leaves on outside of lotus shaped bowl bowl and. Back of plates and to of chopsticks. The color of the hammered design looks like copper in the photo but it is really a soft purple, a very Japanese color. Bowl measure approximately 6 x 1 3/4. Small plates measure approximately 4 1/8″ x 1/2″. Chopsticks measure 7 1/2. Unique I doubt you could find any thing like this quality today. This was a 1930 Tokyo wedding gift for my mother-in-law and her high ranking diplomat husband Tomokazu Hori (google)It has never been used. My mother in law was the daughter of George Shima also known as the potato king. If you google him it is an interesting story of a Japanese immigrant to California in 1987. I will ensure the set when mailing. The item “Japanese Sterling SILVER Matsuya lotus shape bowl/plates/chopsticks vintage1930″ is in sale since Tuesday, January 23, 2018. This item is in the category “Antiques\Silver\Sterling Silver (.925)\Bowls”. The seller is “2000memories” and is located in Sacramento, California. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Age: 1900-1940
- Composition: Sterling Silver
- Maker: Matsuya
