Type: Pottery Rare Item!! (Photo: No. 2) Dowry Chest - Kyo-yaki? Satsuma-yaki? Three Children and Chinese Figures Chest Size: Diameter: 9.8 cm Height: 4.5 cm Foot Diameter: 5.4 cm Inner Diameter: 8.7 cm I was drawn to the simple shape, the beautiful eggshell color, and the delicate Chinese figures, and purchased it. Then, I was surprised when I looked at the underside of the lid. The reason was that a beautiful picture like the one shown (Photo: No. 2) was painted there. At first glance, it looks like an embarrassing picture, but the delicate painting drawn with thin lines is very beautiful, and it doesn't seem like a mere shunga (erotic art). As it was a woman's item, it must have been an essential item as part of a dowry at the time. Judging from the design, I think it was a tool for an upper-class woman, or perhaps the daughter of a wealthy merchant, rather than a princess of a daimyo family. It may not be necessary for women today, but for women at the time, who had no information at all, it was probably one of the most important dowry items. Fine cracks run throughout, and the color is beautifully fired. It looks like Kyo-yaki or Satsuma-yaki from the color of the clay, but it's not clear. The brown stains on the container side seem to be from cosmetics of the time.