Kataro Shirayamadani, Rookwood Standard Glaze Mug - Nov 10, 2021 | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers In Il
LiveAuctioneers Logo

lots of lots

Kataro Shirayamadani, Rookwood Standard Glaze mug

Related Drinkware & Glasses

More Items in Drinkware & Glasses

View More

Recommended Tableware & Barware

View More
item-115090817=1
item-115090817=2
item-115090817=3
Kataro Shirayamadani, Rookwood Standard Glaze mug
Kataro Shirayamadani, Rookwood Standard Glaze mug
Item Details
Description
Kataro Shirayamadani (1865-1948) for Rookwood Pottery
earthenware Standard Glaze mug with image of a Black boy riding an alligator, shape number 775
Cincinnati, Ohio, 1897
high glazed ceramic
impressed factory marks, incised artist's cypher, wheel ground "X"
6"w x 4 3/4"d x 7"h

Catalog Note:
The image is taken directly from a postcard circulated in the 1890s with different titles but the same boy and gator. It is a strange and somewhat racist image, but it was probably intriguing to Shirayamadani, who would have had little interaction with African Americans before coming to Cincinnati and even fewer with alligators.
Condition
Fine overall crazing. Minor scratches. X'ed for glaze skips around the base.
Buyer's Premium
  • 30% up to $100,000.00
  • 25% up to $1,000,000.00
  • 15% above $1,000,000.00

Kataro Shirayamadani, Rookwood Standard Glaze mug

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000
See Sold Price
Starting Price $1,000
5 bidders are watching this item.

Shipping & Pickup Options
Item located in Oak Park, IL, us
Offers In-House Shipping
Local Pickup Available

Payment

Toomey & Co. Auctioneers

Toomey & Co. Auctioneers

badge TOP RATED
Chicago, IL, United States23,558 Followers
TOP