rank), paintedflat in red, again decorate the bottom of some ofthe larger pieces. Use of crests for decoration purposes was notcustomary, it being a violation of the law, but inthe seventeenth century it was a common practicefor makers of Old Japan to introduce modifica-tions of the kiku and kiri… … old japan PLATE /// ///( Galleries
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