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 RARE ANTIQUE JAPANESE PORCELAIN TOOTH PICK HOLDER MEIJI PERIOD  US $32.93
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 WONDERFUL 19THC COVERED FO DOG JAPANESE PORCELAIN MEIJI IMARI BALUSTER VASE US $329.00
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 ANTIQUE JAPANESE PORCELAIN IMARI ARITA PLATES MEIJI 14 8 1 4 SCALLOPED EDGES US $850.00
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 Japanese Kutani Enameled Porcelain Dish Meiji Era US $149.99
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 WONDERFUL COBALT BLUE GREAT BIG JAPANESE PORCELAIN MEIJI IMARI BALUSTER VASE US $489.00
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 Very Good Antique Japanese Tansu Lacquer w Kutani Porcelain Meiji Period US $8,500.00
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Collecting Asian Art: "Porcelain"
Porcelain is an integral thread of the fabric of Chinese culture. In the 14th century, while Europeans were still eating from low-fired earthenware or wooden dishes, the Chinese had developed the first underglazed porcelain. They were using cobalt, originally imported from Iran during the Yuan period (1279-1368 A.D.), to add exceptional shades of color, from pale blue to nearly black, to translucent white wares. As soon as Marco Polo brought back a few samples, the world couldn't―and still can't―get enough of it.
Copper is the other basic color of underglaze decoration. It delivers hues that range from the first muddy brown of the early Ming dynasty to the true red of the 18th century. "Peach bloom" or "unripened peach" is a greenish tinge produced when copper has oxidized.
Overglaze decoration was done in various kinds of enamels and called famille rose (a French expression meaning "pink family"). There is famille verte (green), famille noire (black), and famille jaune (yellow). Pieces with a black background enameled in famille rose or in combinations such as rose-verte (pink and green) was a late-17th-century innovation. It is generally agreed that overglaze enamel decoration reached its height in the 18th century.
The Japanese at this time were also developing porcelain, mostly in the form of ceremonial objects like the tea ceremony. The famous Satsuma porcelain you hear so much about was a 17th-century innovation, adopted from Korea and then greatly improved upon. By the Meiji period (1868- 1912) the Japanese had taken enameling to a new level. High fired and reflecting the Japanese characteristics of meticulousness, precision and definition, these porcelain paintings were highly conceptual. The art of Japanese enameled porcelains peaked between 1880 and 1920, whereas Chinese porcelain was at its best between 1710 and 1810.
In the last few years, particularly beautiful and particularly rare porcelains have become inordinately valuable. In March 2008, we sold a large Hongwu vase during Asia Week in New York City for $1.2 million. Fortunately, there is still a tremendous amount of beauty to be found in within an affordable price range. Slight flaws will bring the price way down, and yet the items are still very collectible and consistently appreciate in value.
Generally speaking, flaws on the glaze occur most frequently during firing. While several overglaze colors can theoretically be fired at the same time, more often than not they are fired separately. If gilded, the gold was the last to go on. It is the first to wear off.
When evaluating a particular piece of porcelain, start by viewing it as though it were perfect and determine what price perfection. (Access our online catalogs and the prices realized for each auction to use as a reliable price guide.) From there, adjudicate the flaws in the piece and judge the value in its current condition.
My own opinion is that very fine porcelain pieces with some damage or restoration are great buys today. A Ch'ien Lung bowl, for instance, in perfect condition would be out of the reach of most people. But if you find one with a small chip that was expertly repaired and the bowl would make a beautiful addition to your collection, buy it. They aren't making them like that anymore and the chances of it holding its value, even appreciating, is enormous.
As for copies, you can spot them fairly easily. The decoration is usually too carefully drawn. Since porcelain does not show a lot of wear, you will notice immediately if a piece looks like somebody has taken fine steel wool and scrubbed it, put it up on a buffing wheel or tried to tone it down with chemicals.
Japanese porcelain from the Meiji period and notably from the Kutani (nine rivers Nine Rivers?) region has never really been effectively reproduced; the repros that do exist are noticeably inferior. Also, few reproductions come out of Japan these days.
About the Author
For a complete discussion of Imperial Porcelain and Export Ware, Japanese Satsuma and other fine Asian porcelains, please see Collecting Asian Art, by I. M. Chait, due to be published late fall 2008. For more details please visit
www.chait.com
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RARE ANTIQUE JAPANESE PORCELAIN TOOTH PICK HOLDER MEIJI PERIOD US $32.93
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WONDERFUL 19THC COVERED FO DOG JAPANESE PORCELAIN MEIJI IMARI BALUSTER VASE US $329.00
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ANTIQUE JAPANESE PORCELAIN IMARI ARITA PLATES MEIJI 14 8 1 4 SCALLOPED EDGES US $850.00
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Japanese Kutani Enameled Porcelain Dish Meiji Era US $149.99
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WONDERFUL COBALT BLUE GREAT BIG JAPANESE PORCELAIN MEIJI IMARI BALUSTER VASE US $489.00
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Very Good Antique Japanese Tansu Lacquer w Kutani Porcelain Meiji Period US $8,500.00
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 RARE JAPANESE HIRADO PORCELAIN CLAMS DREAM NETSUKE MEIJI PERIOD US $1,246.72
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 WONDERFUL COBALT BLUE JAPANESE PORCELAIN MEIJI IMARI COVERED VASE PARADISE BIRD US $249.00
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 WONDERFUL ANTIQUE 19THC COBALT BLUE JAPANESE PORCELAIN MEIJI IMARI BALUSTER VASE US $259.00
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 Meiji Japanese Silverwire Cloisonne Porcelain Matsumura Kusuke Kaiyosha Vase US $800.00
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 1897 Wood Engraving Japanese Porcelain Decorator Tokyo Meiji Period Japan Bronze US $43.95
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 WONDERFUL GILDED IMARI PORCELAIN JAPANESE MEIJI COBALT BALUSTER VASE EARLY 19THC US $279.00
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 WONDERFUL JAPANESE BLUE WHITE IMARI PORCELAIN MEIJI IMMORTAL MIRRORED FLOOR VASE US $589.00
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 PORCELAIN VASE IMARI JAPANESE 19TH CENTURY MEIJI EXCELLENT CONDITION US $99.00
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 Japanese Meiji Blue White Round Porcelain SEAL PASTE BOX Dated —¥œ¬ °³¥›’ US $900.00
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 Antique Nippon Meiji Japanese Dai Porcelain Hand Painted Cranes Cup Saucer Set US $78.00
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 Meiji Japanese Studio Porcelain Kutani Birds EX Sotheby US $1,500.00
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 c1870 Japanese Antique Eiraku porcelain Teapot Meiji period US $80.75
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 Antique 19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Buckle US $390.48
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 Antique Meiji Period Japanese Imari Porcelain Bowl US $125.00
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 33 ANTIQUE JAPANESE EDO MEIJI ERA PORCELAIN CERAMIC CRANES VASE JARDINIERE US $1,888.00
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 UNUSUAL MEIJI PERIOD 19 c LARGE JAPANESE DRAGON BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN VASE US $2,500.00
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 Antique Japanese Lobbed Imari Porcelain Bowl Meiji Era US $174.99
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 ANTIQUE HP NIPPON PORCELAIN GILT TRIVET MEIJI PERIOD US $84.49
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 Rare Meiji Cloisonne on Porcelain Vase US $300.00
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 WONDERFUL 19THC ANTIQUE COBALT BLUE JAPANESE IMARI PORCELAIN MEIJI BALUSTER VASE US $199.00
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 Imari Hirado Porcelain Dragon Butterfly rinka plate Meiji US $15.00
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 Japanese Seto Porcelain kozara butter size plate Meiji US $12.00
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 Antique Japanese Kutani Porcelain Cups Saucers Meiji US $499.99
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 Meiji Japanese Kutani Aka e Porcelain Gold Double Gourd Vase FINE DETAILS US $688.00
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 KUTANI Meiji c1868 1912 Porcelain Center Piece w Bronze Ormolu US $1,955.00
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 Large Japanese Signed Hand Painted Satsuma Porcelain Meiji Period Vase US $1,950.00
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 BEAUTIFUL Edo or Meiji Japanese Imari Arita Porcelain Bowl HP BIRDS FLOWERS US $68.00
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 ANTIQUE MEIJI BLUE WHITE PORCELAIN TRANSFER BOWL 19TH C US $115.00
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 Set 5 Meiji Eggshell Porcelain Signed Insect Plates US $400.00
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 Meiji Gosai Imari Porcelain Bowl on Footring 19th c US $225.00
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 120401 Vintage Japanese Meiji Imari hand painted porcelain Donburi Hachi bowl US $95.00
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 120400 Vintage Japanese Meiji Imari hand painted porcelain Donburi Hachi bowl US $85.00
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 HUGE MEIJI PERIOD Japanese Porcelain SAKE Cask 1868 191 US $325.00
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 AA Vantine Porcelain Biscuit Jar Meiji Taisho Era US $35.00
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 LARGE MEIJI ANTIQUE JAPANESE IMARI PORCELAIN PLATE Blue White Oriental Japan US $69.99
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 Vintage Japanese Late Meiji IMARI Porcelain Bowl US $325.00
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 WONDERFUL GILDED ANTIQUEJAPANESE PORCELAIN MEIJI SATSUMA BRONZE MOUNTED BIG VASE US $469.00
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 ANTIQUE JAPANESE KUTANI GREAT DETAIL MEIJI PORCELAIN CREAMER US $110.00
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 JAPANESE FLOW BLUE WHITE BOWL PORCELAIN GEISHA MEIJI US $39.99
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 ANTIQUE ENAMELED PORCELAIN JAPANESE MEIJI CHARGER US $5,325.00
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 WONDERFUL 19THC JAPANESE PORCELAIN MEIJI IMARI COBALT BLUE BALLUSTER VASE US $169.00
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 WONDERFUL 19THC JAPANESE PORCELAIN MEIJI IMARI COBALT BLUE GILD BALLUSTER VASE US $269.00
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 Meiji Porcelain Tea Coffet Set Signed US $210.00
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 1900s Meiji Japanese Porcelain Jar Artemisia Leaf Mark US $1,500.00
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 Early 20c Meiji Chinese Porcelain STACKED BOX Rare NICE US $49.00
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 ANTIQUE SIGNED JAPANESE ˜Ž²»™‚代 MEIJI ARITA PORCELAIN SUIBAN BONSAI IKEBANA VASE US $388.00
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 RARE EXQUISITE JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD HAND PAINTED PORCELAIN JEWELRY BOX PERFECT US $390.00
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 Antique Japanese Porcelain Imari Charger Meiji Period US $1,300.00
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 Japanese Porcelain Brush Pot or Jardinière Flower PotEarly Meiji Period 6 H US $475.00
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 ANTIQUE ARTIST SIGNED ˜Ž²»™‚代 MEIJI JAPANESE CELADON PORCELAIN IKEBANA FLOWER VASE US $288.00
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 ANTIQUE JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOF UNIQUE HUGE SIGNED PORCELAIN HIBACHI BOWLPLANTER US $2,997.99
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 Rare Japanese Meiji Period Nippon Fine Porcelain Covered Bowl set with cranes US $170.00
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 JAPANESE MEIJI GILT MT FUJI PORCELAIN 25 pc TEA SET US $600.00
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 Meiji Imari Porcelain Bijin Charger 12 dia 19th c US $600.00
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 19th Century Japanese porcelain Meiji Imari Tea bowl US $89.99
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 LARGE MEIJI ANTIQUE JAPANESE IMARI PORCELAIN PLATE Oriental Asia Blue Scenic US $99.99
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 Japanese Meiji Arita Imari Blue White Porcelain Bowl US $85.00
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 Antique Japanese Porcelain Meiji Hand Painted 52 Pieces US $499.00
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 Antique Japanese Meiji Koransha Imari Porcelain Bowl Fukagawa US $145.00
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 Japanese Meiji Porcelain Vase US $250.00
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 Meiji Japanese Kutani Porcelain Aka e Gold Hand Painted Vase Taoist Immortals US $888.00
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 Japanese Meiji Period Imari Porcelain Vase Shape Lamp Circa 1900 US $750.00
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 19TH CENTURY MEIJI JAPANESE FUKAGAWA PORCELAIN SET 5 US $213.75
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 ANTIQUE MEIJI JAPANESE EGGSHELL PORCELAIN CUPS SET 4 US $66.50
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 ANTIQUE MEIJI JAPANESE EGGSHELL PORCELAIN PLATES SET 9 US $350.00
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 Asian Antique Signed Japanese Meiji Period Kutani Porcelain 7 pc Tea Set US $495.00
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 ANTIQUE JAPANESE MEIJI IMARI PORCELAIN RICE BOWL BURNT ORANGE BLUE 12 cm US $117.54
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 Tashiro Porcelain Pitcher Vase Japan Spring Flowers Meiji Period Kanji Signed US $10.00
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 Antique Meiji Japanese porcelain vase or saki bottle US $900.00
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 MEIJI Period Fine SATSUMA Porcelain Flower Ikebana Vase US $650.00
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 Antique Japanese Meiji Period or Earlier Porcelain Figurines US $150.00
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 ANTIQUE c1900 JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD KAKIEMON ENAMEL PORCELAIN YUNOMI TEA CUP US $23.51
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 Unusual Japanese Meiji Studio Porcelain Vase US $399.00
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 Antique Meiji Showa Japanese Arita Imari Porcelain Shaped Crane Dish US $29.80
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 FINE JAPANESE IMARI PORCELAIN PLATTER DISH Meiji Period 1800s US $125.00
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 VERY RARE JAPANESE EDO MEIJI IMARI PORCELAIN BOWL WITH CURLED EDGES US $595.00
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 Unusual Antique Edo Meiji Japanese Arita Large Porcelain Green Prunus Bowl US $25.09
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 Meiji Moriage Sm Porcelain Pitcher US $22.00
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 Antique Japanese Meiji Arita Sometsuke Tako Karakusa Porcelain Bowl c1750 1780 US $125.00
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 RARE 19th CENTURY JAPANESE MEIJI MING PERIOD CELADON GREEN PORCELAIN PUNCH BOWL US $699.99
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 Japanese Meiji KUTANI Scholar Piece Porcelain Wrist Rest Marked US $450.00
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 Japanese Oriental Porcelain Sake Bottle Meiji 1868 1913 Signed Unglazed Foot Rim US $20.37
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 Kutani Eggshell Cup Saucer Japanese Meiji Porcelain SIGNED VTG Antique OLD US $10.49
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 PAIR Japanese Meiji Kutani Porcelain Enameled Vase Geisha Satsuma VTG Antique US $680.00
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 Pair Old Satsuma Kutani Figural Samurai Vases Meiji Porcelain Meizan 19 c US $249.99
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 ANTIQUE LARGE MEIJI KUTANI PORCELAIN CAT ä¹°· ELABORATE GILT 9 23 cm US $999.00
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 SUPERB JAPANESE MEIJI KUTANI KORO Large Porcelain Incense Censer with Dragons US $2,200.00
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 Japanese Meiji Period Reticulated Double Wall Porcelain Incense Burner US $495.00
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 JAPANESE PORCELAIN KINKOZAN SATSUMA BLUE GROUND PLATE MEIJI PERIOD 1 US $15.67
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 JAPANESE PORCELAIN KINKOZAN SATSUMA BLUE GROUND PLATE MEIJI PERIOD 2 US $15.67
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 JAPANESE PORCELAIN KINKOZAN SATSUMA BLUE GROUND PLATE MEIJI PERIOD 3 US $15.67
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 JAPANESE PORCELAIN KINKOZAN SATSUMA BLUE GROUND PLATE MEIJI PERIOD 4 US $15.67
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 JAPANESE PORCELAIN KINKOZAN SATSUMA BLUE GROUND PLATE MEIJI PERIOD 5 US $15.67
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