1930s Japanese Nippon Era Hand-Painted "1000 Faces" Salad Plates Phoenician and the title of the

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Indonesia (Javanese) and were often used in various offering ceremonies

practicing a high style of geometric abstraction utilizing strikingly strong or pastel colors

Its chief purpose is to produce an auspicious aura

including an incised smiling mouth

1930s Japanese Nippon Era Hand-Painted "1000 Faces" Salad Plates Phoenician and the title of theTraveling Man Treasures is selling a stunning set of six 1930s Nippon era Japanese hand painted salad plates with the "1000 Faces" Kutani design. The plates are 7" in diameter and are all marked RS made in Japan on the reverse. Shimizu Rokunosuko refers to a pattern, particularly the "Thousand Faces" hand painted porcelain pattern, and a brand of Japanese tableware, active in the Nippon era (circa 1930s). The "RS" mark on pieces like this often