1920s JAPANESE KUTANI, MEIJI ERA PLATE ....MORIAGE FLOWERS, EGG SHELL PORCELAIN

ANTIQUE JAPANESE PLATES, SAUCERS

SHIPPING AND HANDLING R60.00

ANTIQUE 1900s era, JAPANESE KUTANI, PLATES / SAUCERS DIA 9.5cm. THE PORCELAIN HAS AN ALL OVER PATTERN OF TINY FLOWERS CREATED WITH WHITE MORAIGE WORK, ONTO A BACKGROUND OF GOLD, EACH FLOWER CENTRE IS GOLD AND EACH PETAL HAS GOLD HIGHLIGHTS, THE FLOWER LEAVES ARE HAND PAINTED GOLD. THE RIM HAS A BAND OF RICH RED ENAMEL WHICH WAS OVER PAINTED WITH GOLD DETAIL. SILVER OR GOLD WORK OVER A RED ENAMEL BACKGROUND IS TYPICAL FOR MEIJI ( 1868-1912 ) 

THE TERM MORIAGE REFERS TO RAISED SLIP DECORATIONS APPLIED TO A PIECE OF POTTERY, SLIP IS A THICK LIQUID CLAY FROM WHICH POTTERY OR PORCELAIN IS MADE, THIS SLIP IS APPLIED BY HAND IN LAYERS, CALLED SLIP TRAILING, SIMILAR TO FROSTING A CAKE.

THE ITEMS BELOW ARE LISTED ON FAERIE BEJEWELED, THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS AUCTION.