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Q This set belonged to my mother when she was a child living in Vancouver, British Columbia, around the 1930s. The only markings show “Made in Japan.” The plate is 5 inches across, the saucer 3 ½ ...

At first glance, the delicate patterns on Eiko Maeda's porcelain bowls and plates look hand-painted, with each flower or shape intricately different from the other. But when you hold the bowl in your ...

Q: Enclosed are two pictures of a small vase that measures 10 inches tall by 3 inches wide. It has Japan printed on the bottom. Please tell me if you think it is valuable. J.A.C., Ocala A: You have an ...

Milan 2012: Dutch designers Scholten & Baijings showed a tableware set based on the archives of hand-painted porcelain company 1616 Arita Japan at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan last week. The Colour ...

Hand-painted porcelain created by women from some of the El Cerrito area’s earliest settling families will be on display from noon-6 p.m. today and noon-5 p.m. Saturday at a special exhibit at The ...

A quiet Japanese town with a population of less than 20,000, Arita has been responsible for one of Japan’s most prestigious exports since the 17th century. Arita’s obsession with porcelain ware, ...

Kristin Magaldi is a New York-based writer, copywriter, and editor with a specialty in shopping. Her work has appeared on Chowhound and OXO's sites, among others. She lives in a small apartment in ...