Japanese Porcelain Small Plate Mamezara Vtg Side Dish Blue Karako Children Y486 Imari-arita Design: Green and brown glaze

Design: Green and brown glaze with Ishihaze

Both eyes are painted black

To protect the wood and paper from the heat of the bulb

Metal lucky hammer

Japanese Porcelain Small Plate Mamezara Vtg Side Dish Blue Karako Children Y486 Imari-arita Design: Green and brown glazeVintage Japanese Porcelain Small Plate, Mamezara This is a vintage Japanese small porcelain plate called mamezara. Mostly white, this ultra thin plate has a blue sometsuke design of three Tang Dynasty children (called Karako in Japanese). This Chinese themed motif was popular in the Edo period of Japan and well into the modern era. It symbolizes longevity and health for children. Mamezara are tiny plates in a Japanese tableware set that typically hold