PLATE NO 1090 - GIRL'S DOLL DAY FESTIVAL - PEACH BLOSSOMS - 4TH ISSUE VINTAGE 1980S HAMILTON COLLECTION LIMITED EDITION FLORAL CALENDAR 24 KARAT GOLD ETCHED CHOKIN SERIES PLATE

A STUNNING CHOKIN 24 KARAT GOLD DECORATED HAMILTON COLLECTION FLORAL CALENDAR FOURTH ISSUE LIMITED EDITION PLATE NO 1090. THIS FOURTH ISSUE PLATE NO 1090 OF GIRL'S DOLL DAY FESTIVAL DEPICTS Hinamatsuri or the doll festival which is observed on March 3 to celebrate female children and pray for their continued health and happiness. During the holiday, also known as momo no sekku (peach festival), families display ceramic dolls dressed in the decrative robes of the ancient imperial, court. 

PART OF A SERIES OF TWELVE HAMILTON COLLECTION FULLY CERTIFIED LIMITED EDITION FLORAL CALENDAR PLATES. EACH IS NUMBERED ON THE REVERSE SIDE AND ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY WITH THE SAME NUMBER.
 
ISSUED EXCLUSIVELY AND IN AN LIMITED EDITION FROM 1981 TO 1983 FOR THE HAMILTON COLLECTION (UK COMPANY THAT OFFERS EXCLUSIVE AND COLLECTABLE ITEMS SINCE THE 1970S). EACH PLATE WAS STRICTLY LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT FIRED OVER A PERIOD OF 10 DAYS. AS I UNDERSTAND A TOTAL OFF 10000 PLATES WERE PRODUCED FOR THE 12 PLATE SERIES WITH EACH PLATE LIMITED TO AROUND 1000 - IF YOU LOOK ONLINE YOU WILL SEE MOST NUMBERS IS UNDER 1000.
 
TWELVE FLORAL EVENTS OF THE JAPANESE SEASONAL AND FESTIVAL CALENDAR PRESERVED FOR GENERATINS IN PRECIOUS METAL AND FINE PORCELAIN. SPECIAL PLANTS AND FLOWERS REPRESENTING THE SEASONS IN WHICH THEY BLOOM OR THE FESTIVALS THAT ACCOMPANY A SEASON IS DEPICTED ON EACH PLATE.
 
CHOKIN IS AN ANCIENT ART TECHNIQUE OF ETCHING SOLID COPPER WITH GOLD AND SILVER THAT ORIGINATED IN THE 12TH CENTURY JAPAN IN THE TIME OF THE SAMURAI WARRIORS.
 
EACH PLATE HAS A CENTRAL DISC OF SOLID COPPER THAT IS HAND ETCHED WITH 24-CARAT GOLD AND SILVER BY SHUHO WHICH WAS ONE OF THE FEW SURVIVING JAPANESE MASTERS OF THE CHOKIN ART IN THE 1980S. THIS CENTER PIECE IS THEN FUSED TO A FINE PORCELAIN PLATE BODY. A TOTAL OF 26 KANJI CHARACTERS (CREATED BY CALIGRAPHER SENKIN KAGE) REPRESENTING THE SYMBOLS FEATURED IN THE FLORAL CALENDAR APPEAR ON THE BORDER IN A 9MM WIDE BAND OF 23 CARAT GOLD.

 
There are a total of 12 plates in the Floral Calendar series: First Issue - "New Year's Day" - Pine and Crane. Second Issue - "Early Spring" - Plum and Nightingale. Third Issue - "Spring" - Cherry Blossoms. Fourth Issue - "Girl's Doll Day Festival" - Peach Blossoms. Fifth Issue - "Buddha's Birthday" - Lotus and Baby Buddha. Sixth Issue - "Early Summer" - Wisteria and Tree Peony. Seventh Issue - "Boy's Doll Day Festival" Iris. Eighth Issue - "Summer" - Morning Story and Evening Story. Ninth Issue - "Autumn" - Autumn Grasses and Singing Insects. Tenth Issue - "Festival of the Full Moon" - Pampas Grass and Full Moon. Eleventh Issue- "Late Autumn" - Leaves Chrysanthemum & Maple Leaves. Twelfth Issue - " Winter" - Bamboo Red Berries & Snow. 
 
Size: 150MM DIAMETER
 
CONDITION: NO CHIPS. NO CRACKS. WITH ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE. IN VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION. SUPPLIED WITH A STAND.
 
PLEASE ALSO SEE MY OTHER ITEMS LISTED. I HAVE SEVEN FLORAL CALENDAR CHOKIN PLATES OF THE HAMILTON LIMITED EDITION COLLECTION ON AUCTION THIS WEEK. 
 
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IF YOU THINK YOU CANNOT PAY WITHIN ONE WEEK BUT STILL WANT TO BID ON THE ITEM PLEASE ARRANGE BY MESSAGE BEFOREHAND TO ARRANGE FOR ANOTHER PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT. THE FASTER YOU PAY THE FASTER I CAN SEND FOR YOU.
 
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