Post #1887597
2023-07-18 20:20 UTC
Replies (12)
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@skottk@mastodon.social 2023-07-18 20:26
@catvalente A zarf? something you'd stick a paper cone into to use as a cup? but fancy!
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@zyllable@wandering.shop 2023-07-18 20:30
@catvalente Looks like a lampshade repurposed into a centerpiece bowl? It's the base that reminds me so much of some inherited stuff I have that are art pieces refitted for new things.
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@pH3ra@mastodon.uno 2023-07-18 20:31
@catvalente looks like a stained glass bowl, my grandma uses it as a candy dish
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@samhainnight@mstdn.social 2023-07-18 20:35
@catvalente I’m going with Art/Conversation piece
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@glitch25@clacks.link 2023-07-18 20:36
@catvalente Looks like this! https://www.ebay.com/itm/334586794153 The style is called Cloisonne
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@edk@mastodon.social 2023-07-18 20:42
@catvalente Unclear if the cups actually match but the bowl appears to be maybe shotai shippo (guessing based on presence of kanji on cups) - not sure the Chinese name. The cups look like sake cups to me. Possibly European plique-a-jour, same concept, but I would say Chinese if I had to guess. But I'm not an expert! Either way it's quite beautiful! https://www.galleryjapan.com/locale/en_US/technique/otherworks/70104/
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@pencilears@mastodon.eternalaugust.com 2023-07-18 20:49
@catvalente found one just like it on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/listing/1383877143/antique-vintage-chinese-plique-a-jour
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@donkeyherder@kolektiva.social 2023-07-18 21:20
@catvalente … does it have anything to do with absinthe, maybe?
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@confluency@hachyderm.io 2023-07-18 20:42
@catvalente It looks like the technique used to make this bowl is called "plique-à-jour" -- like cloisonné, but without a solid backing. Here's a very similar item (down to the design style and wooden stand): https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ebayimg.com%2Fimages%2Fg%2FblgAAOSwd7Zj9iv2%2Fs-l1200.webp&tbnid=b5F3FsJ86X0yhM&vet=12ahUKEwja2vW-jZmAAxWAUkEAHeK7AxUQxiAoA3oECAAQIQ..i&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F234908261594&docid=Z9SbPCYbxkYdtM&w=1200&h=902&itg=1&q=Plique-%C3%A0-jour%20Bowl&ved=2ahUKEwja2vW-jZmAAxWAUkEAHeK7AxUQxiAoA3oECAAQIQ As far as I can figure out, these are purely decorative objects -- so the cups are probably unrelated.
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@Zerofactorial@noc.social 2023-07-18 23:33
@catvalente Maybe it says something on the cups that would point you in the right direction
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@CliftonR@wandering.shop 2023-07-19 07:46
@catvalente The cups look like Japanese ceramic sake cups, which often come in a set, usually including a small ceramic pitcher in a similar style (for warming and pouring sake.) I feel fairly sure about this, as my mother had a fairly good collection of Japanese ceramics - the thickness, form, the glaze, and the brushwork calligraphy all match up. The enamel bowl is very different. I think they didn't originally go together, but were put together as a set from different sources.
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@bensomers@hachyderm.io 2023-07-19 07:46
@catvalente Giant tea infuser?