Japanese small retro plate for your collection.
Antique small dish made by old hand-transfer technique called INBAN.
Made at least 100 years ago.
W 13 cm x H 2.5cm / 145-185g
Good antique condition ★★★☆☆
No cracks.
Inban plates have been loved by the common people since the Edo period.
The process of making an inban involves wetting the transfer paper and printing it by hand on a three-dimensional surface.
In the process of transferring, shades of color, pattern omissions, blotches, cuts, and misalignments are created.
Although it is a mass-produced printed material, each piece is made by hand, so the design may be missing or misaligned, and this is what makes it unique.
I find this delightful and fascinating.
The patterns are not only stylish and graphical, but also diverse, reflecting the times with motifs of current fashions and buildings of the time.