Japanese Porcelain Small Plate Mamezara Vtg Side Dish Blue Karako Children Y486 Imari-arita To protect the wood and

To protect the wood and paper from the heat of the bulb

71 cm long x 69 cm wide when opened

It has a sturdy black bamboo frame

Japanese Lacquerware Lidded Box Fumibako

Patina and some surface-level rust

Japanese Porcelain Small Plate Mamezara Vtg Side Dish Blue Karako Children Y486 Imari-arita To protect the wood andVintage Japanese Porcelain Small Plate, Mamezara This is a vintage Japanese small porcelain plate called mamezara. Mostly white, this ultra thin plate has a blue sometsuke design of three Tang Dynasty children (called Karako in Japanese). This Chinese themed motif was popular in the Edo period of Japan and well into the modern era. It symbolizes longevity and health for children. Mamezara are tiny plates in a Japanese tableware set that typically hold