Satsuma-Style Ceramic Egg with Moriage and Geishas – Vintage Japan, Collectible

A decorative ceramic egg in Satsuma style with raised Moriage detailing and a beautifully painted scene of geishas in traditional kimonos. The design is made using a decal technique with hand-painted enhancements and gold highlights.

Technique and Style

Moriage refers to decoration built up in relief from clay slip; the Satsuma style goes back to Japanese ceramic tradition.

Details

• Material: ceramic
• Technique: Moriage, decal with hand-painted details
• Style: Japanese, Satsuma style
• Height: approx. 11 cm (4.3 in)
• Origin: probably Japan

Condition

Vintage condition with minor age-related wear. Please consider the photos part of the condition description.

Who It's For

A refined collectible for lovers of Japanese and Oriental art.

Care

Dust dry with a soft brush; do not wash.

Price is for 1 item. Ships from Austria, carefully packed.

Megaflohmarkt in Vienna. The little egg lay among European porcelain, and the geishas on its shell seemed to whisper a secret to each other amid the flea market noise. An egg is a form without beginning or end – perhaps that is why it feels so still. How many roads did it travel before arriving here?

A secret in the shape of an egg — Things with Soul · VintageAustriaShop