Antique Japanese Minpei Awaji Green Snowflake Ceramic Flower Frog Ikebana Kenzan
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Type: Flower Arranging (Ikebana) Flower Frog (Kenzan)
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912) or Taisho Period (1912-1926)
Origin/Maker: Awaji ware (sometimes called Minpei ware), Japan. Sanpei Flag maker's mark on base and "JAPAN"
Size: 1 1/2" tall (3.81 cm), 3 3/8" diameter (8.5725 cm)
Weight: 12.7 oz (360g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: San Diego CA antique store 2024
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos.. Some surface wear and crazing
Subject: Green glazed Awaji flower frog in traditional Japanese snowflake pattern (it's a rounded shape with rounded cutouts around the edges, which in this case works well with the hole pattern in the middle to look even more like a snowflake)
Location:
Antique Japanese Minpei Awaji Green Snowflake Ceramic Flower Frog Ikebana Kenzan
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See also:
Type: Flower Arranging (Ikebana) Flower Frog (Kenzan)
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912) or Taisho Period (1912-1926)
Origin/Maker: Awaji ware (sometimes called Minpei ware), Japan. Sanpei Flag maker's mark on base and "JAPAN"
Size: 1 1/2" tall (3.81 cm), 3 3/8" diameter (8.5725 cm)
Weight: 12.7 oz (360g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: San Diego CA antique store 2024
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos.. Some surface wear and crazing
Subject: Green glazed Awaji flower frog in traditional Japanese snowflake pattern (it's a rounded shape with rounded cutouts around the edges, which in this case works well with the hole pattern in the middle to look even more like a snowflake)
Location:
Antique Japanese Minpei Awaji Green Snowflake Ceramic Flower Frog Ikebana Kenzan