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This listing is for a small Seto-ware porcelain danju made around 80 years ago.  It is decorated with flowers and majestic phoenixes using a stencil or transfer.  Japanese stencilled porcelain, often referred to as katagami or fukizumi, became popular during the Edo and Meiji periods, particularly for mass-produced export wares. Katagami utilises a positive stencil, allowing pigment to pass through cut-outs, while fukizumi is a negative method where pigment is applied around a stencil, creating a speckled effect.  The danju in this listing has three tiers that vary in depth, it would be perfect for holding items such cotton balls, cotton buds etc on a bathroom vanity. 

Seto-ware was originally used to describe ceramics that were produced in and around the village of Seto, in Aichi Prefecture. The soil around the city contains good quality porcelain clay as well as silica for making glass. Among the major kiln groups established by the Kamakura period only those at Seto developed the deliberately applied glaze instead of the old natural ash glaze. The rich Seto glaze was perfected during the fifteenth century, and later adopted by potters of Mino Province. Seto is currently the largest producer of ceramic novelties, such as animal and bird okimono, dolls, ashtrays, and vases.

Sizes

H.13cm (5.1”) x 13.2cm (5.1”) x 8cm (3.1”)

The bottom tier is 6cm (2.3”) deep, the middle tier 2cm (0.7”) deep, and the top tier 1.3cm (0.5”) deep

Condition

The bottom tier has two chips on the rim, the middle one has a small chip on the rim, and the top has a chipped area.  The lid also has a chipped area and one glazed over chip (production flaw).  Also the bottom is slightly uneven, however it’s not problematic in any way.

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**Central Asia, Middle East, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico:  EMS Express 10-15 days.

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