Chinese, Japanese? Tiny Little Bowl

[curbdiggercarl57]

Found this early last week at an old railroad site just outside of Denver. What blows me away is the area is almost impossible to detect, due to the abundance of metal. Iron nails, iron railroad spikes, railroad ties even. I'll go there and try and detect, the masochist that I am, simply because it's one of the oldest areas around. Dug one Seated Dime a while back, which is enough to keep me going back. I was using a rake to scrape off an area that had been dug down about six feet, and all I was digging were shards of broken bottles, bits of pottery, nothing intact. then this little guy appeared. It's ceramic or porcelain, and reminds me of the little soy sauce containers that hold soy/wasabi that you see at sushi bars. Has to be at least 90-100 years old, but that's all I know. Any info would be appreciated, we have a bet if it's a sake cup, soy sauce, or a finger bowl.
Carl

 

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[DCMatt]

I first thought that Chinese would have been more likely but I just did a little digging in the Denver Public Library and found out that there was a healthy Japanese population.

One more note about Japanese in Denver... Not many people know that Japanese Americans were given a choice about going to the WWII internment camps - move to another part of the country or go to a camp. My mother-in-law's family was offered the opportunity to move to Denver in 1942 (as were many other families). They didn't think the "camp" would last long so they chose to go the Gila River. They were there for nearly 5 years...

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[Likely Guy]

By the way Matt, good ID on the mimosa tree.

Just found out that it's native range is from Iran to Japan and wasn't imported to the States until the 1700's. It's an invasive species and should be killed apparently.

If it's a miso soup bowl, Carl has to go out and find the lid, or maybe that is the lid.

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

By the way Matt, good ID on the mimosa tree.

Just found out that it's native range is from Iran to Japan and wasn't imported to the States until the 1700's. It's an invasive species and should be killed apparently.

If it's a miso soup bowl, Carl has to go out and find the lid, or maybe that is the lid.

Day-yam guys, you're good! can't be a miso bowl, way to small. The sake suggestion (sounds like a band name), or soy sauce container is my best bet. The info on the Japanese was real quick, thank you mucho. Been too busy having to watch crappy day-TV to see what the weather situation is. Thanks again, after I search through some Plat maps of the area, I'm hitting the Asian info area.
Carl