Japanese Tokoname Ware Ceramic Decorative Plate Brown Zodiac Rat Rice Bale PX798

Vintage Japanese Tokoname ware Ceramic Decorative Plate

This is a vintage Japanese decorative ceramic plate Gakuzara. This Tokoname ware large plate is reddish brown with a detailed image of three rats on a rice bale. There is Kanji above the rats. This plate comes with the original paper box. A resin stand isn't included, though it's in the first photo.
Gakuzara are mainly used for general display, hanging on the wall or placing on a chest like a frame, Gaku.

• Brown
• Ceramic, pottery, yakimono
• C1980
• Kanji on the plate: 開運 kaiun good luck
• Characters on the box: 特選 tokusen selected specially, 常滑焼 Tokoname ware　
• Item weight: 1177 grams
• Packed weight: 1577 grams
• Approx. 30.5 cm wide x 1.6 cm tall
• Good condition considering age. Wear and tear due to age. Please see the photos carefully.

• We got this item at an antique auction in Tajimi in Gifu, Japan.

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