PAIR OF HAND-PAINTED CERAMIC FIGURAL BUST SALT AND PEPPER SHAKERS - JAPAN, CIRCA 1950S

A PAIR OF MID-CENTURY JAPANESE CERAMIC SALT AND PEPPER SHAKERS IN THE FORM OF FIGURAL BUSTS. THE FEMALE FIGURE WEARS A PINK HEADSCARF TIED IN A BOW AT THE TOP AND A YELLOW COLLAR. THE MALE FIGURE WEARS A WHITE CHEF'S HAT AND A LIGHT BLUE JACKET WITH A PINK BOW TIE OVER A WHITE SHIRT FRONT. BOTH PIECES ARE HAND-PAINTED WITH GLOSSY GLAZE IN BROWN, PINK, RED, YELLOW, BLUE AND WHITE.

IDENTIFICATION:
* ORIGIN: JAPAN
* MARK: BLACK STAMPED 'JAPAN' TO THE UNDERSIDE OF EACH PIECE
* PERIOD: CIRCA 1950S BASED ON MARK STYLE AND FORM
* TYPE: FIGURAL BUST SALT AND PEPPER SHAKERS, HAND-PAINTED GLAZED CERAMIC

CONDITION:
BOTH PIECES RETAIN BRIGHT, LARGELY INTACT HAND-PAINTED GLAZE. THE FEMALE FIGURE HAS A VISIBLE HAIRLINE CRACK RUNNING VERTICALLY THROUGH THE REAR WHITE PANEL OF THE HEADSCARF. MINOR GLAZE LOSS IS PRESENT TO THE LOWER REAR EDGE OF THE FEMALE FIGURE'S YELLOW COLLAR. MINOR SOILING AND WEAR TO THE BASES OF BOTH PIECES. BOTH BASE STOPPERS ARE ABSENT. DISPENSING HOLES ARE PRESENT TO THE TOP REAR OF EACH PIECE.

Item Size: Height: 15cm, Width: 25cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 0.5Kg

Mid-Century Modern (1940-1970); Circa 1950S; Japanese; Black Stamped 'Japan' To Underside Of Each Piece; Glazed Ceramic; Both Pieces Retain Bright, Largely Intact Hand-Painted Glaze. The Female Figure Shows A Visible Hairline Crack Running Vertically Through The Rear White Panel Of The Headscarf. Minor Glaze Wear And Soiling To The Bases Of Both Pieces. Small Areas Of Glaze Loss Visible To The Rear Lower Edge Of The Female Figure'S Yellow Collar. Both Cork Or Plug Stoppers Are Absent From The Ba

Condition: Good

779177+94

Location of item: 90-94 Bannister Road, Canning Vale, WA, Australia

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