Vintage 1940s Kato Haji Bamboo Handled Tray Travel Books this mid century hand painted

this mid century hand painted blue and white dinner plate is pattern number 571 and was made in the original Danish factory

This 19th century pattern of birds

Handmade in America

Joseph Oriel Eaton's 1870 portrait of Herman Melville

angled turner

Vintage 1940s Kato Haji Bamboo Handled Tray Travel Books this mid century hand paintedBorn in 1900, Kato Haji was a Japanese master of ceramics. This piece, classic in form, takes traditional Japanese themes of nature and material with its green and ochre coloring and carefully carved bamboo handle. The tray is in its original artist signed wooden box, which reflects the Japanese culture of gifting with pride and completion.