★ Handpainted Imari Ware - Vintage Japanese Arita Yaki small porcelain plate - HOUOU PHOENIX - Firebird ★
HOUOU - symbol of good fortune, prosperity and rebirth. Its body symbolizes celestial bodies: head is the sky, eyes are the sun, back is the moon, wings are the wind, feet are the earth, tail is the planets. Hou is said to have originated in the sun and believed that it only appears in areas that are blessed with utmost peace and prosperity.
Arita ware is a broad term for Japanese porcelain made in the area around the town of Arita. Light, delicate with excellent durability because it's made from porcelain stone. Characteristics are fine, smooth texture, dyed indigo and red asbolite on white porcelain.
ARITA YAKI Japanese Small Plate Porcelain Dish Imari Ware Houou Phoenix
★ SHOWA RETRO - 1970s ★
★ ORIGIN : ARITA, SAGA PREFECTURE ★
★ DIMENSIONS : diameter 13.7 cm x height 3 cm x foot 7.5 cm ★
★ MATERIAL : PORCELAIN - GLAZE ★
★ LIGHT BLUE - NAVY BLUE - RED - GOLD ★
★ MADE IN JAPAN ★
★ EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION ★