Antique Hand-Painted Nippon Dish – Iridescent Shell Form, Rose Motif & Gilt Handle (Japan), c. 1915 🌸👑🇯🇵 MacArthur Blue Pictorial Cloth Boards

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The teapot's earthenware composition means it was fired at a lower kiln temperature than porcelain

is a designated California Historical Landmark and one of the oldest institutions of its kind west of the Mississippi

and its condition for an item that is 89 years old

A bookstore inscription is on the front endpaper

Antique Hand-Painted Nippon Dish – Iridescent Shell Form, Rose Motif & Gilt Handle (Japan), c. 1915 🌸👑🇯🇵 MacArthur Blue Pictorial Cloth BoardsThis is a RARE and elegant treasure, a beautifully made porcelain dish that exemplifies the decorative peak of Japanese export artistry. The piece is sculpted in a graceful, scalloped, leaf like form with a single, heavily gilded handle. The dish's surface features a stunning iridescent blue and white lustre glaze that provides a luminous canvas for the hand painted pink and yellow roses. This artistry and elegant form establish it as a top shelf