By Yashima Gakutei (1786-1868) Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) Depicting a wine cup and kettle for celebrating the New Year. An embossed white cloth surrounds the cup and the kettle features metallic pigment designs. A verse in calligraphy is written above. Framed. SIZE 22 x 19 cm Condition: Very good condition, color and impression, with minor browning. Provenance: From the collection of Ernst Michel (d.1949), an architect working in Germany in the first half of the 20th c. and involved with Walter Gropius and the Bauhaus Movement.