An antique late 19th-century Japanese Sumida porcelain bowl. A glazed handpainted bowl with three small male figurines attached to rims. Sumida pottery was created on the banks of Sumida river near Tokyo specifically for export between the late 1800s and the 1920s. It is usually heavy and covered with figures in relief. The style of applied figures on a surface with flowing glaze was invented about 1890 by the Seto potter Ryosai I, who worked in Tokyo from about 1875 to 1900. There is a hieroglyphical hallmark on the side of the item. Collectible Antique Sumida Gawa Pottery, Japanese Porcelain Tableware.