{"product_id":"japanese-moriage-salt-and-pepper-shakers-circa-1900","title":"Japanese Moriage Salt and Pepper Shakers, Circa 1900","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese Japanese Moriage salt and pepper shakers stop you in your tracks. Hand-built in Japan around 1900, they carry over a century of careful preservation in every detail — right down to the original cork stoppers still seated in the base of both pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMoriage is a painstaking Japanese ceramic technique: liquid clay slip is drawn through a hollow bamboo tube and built up in raised beaded patterns, one dot at a time. Dense white and yellow enamel beading radiates outward from hand-painted floral centres in crimson, amber, and deep green against a rich jade ground. The lobed pumpkin form is characteristic of the finest moriage work of the period. Even the yellow disc tops are beaded — no surface was left plain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnmarked, consistent with genuine early Japanese export porcelain produced before or during the Nippon marking era. The quality of the moriage work and the survival of the original corks confirm their age and authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePut them on a considered table. Add them to a collection of early Japanese porcelain. Or simply keep them somewhere you'll see them every day — objects this carefully made deserve to be looked at.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMEASUREMENTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nApproximately 2 inches tall\u003cbr\u003e\nApproximately 2.5 inches diameter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nMaker — Unmarked Japanese export porcelain\u003cbr\u003e\nTechnique — Moriage raised enamel slip decoration\u003cbr\u003e\nEra — Circa 1900–1920\u003cbr\u003e\nOrigin — Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nAntique condition consistent with age. Original cork stoppers intact on both pieces. Light surface wear consistent with over 100 years of age. One shaker has a fine hairline crack on the top disc — visible on close inspection, not affecting structure or function. See all detailed photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRELIKTA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe name comes from the Latin \u003cem\u003erelicta\u003c\/em\u003e — something left behind. Each piece is chosen for its craftsmanship and quiet history, so these objects can continue their story in new homes and around new tables.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Relikta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51835451768964,"sku":null,"price":82.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1006\/5726\/6820\/files\/811b35d6-il_fullxfull.7835846734_5ujy.jpg?v=1778204757","url":"https:\/\/www.relikta.com\/products\/japanese-moriage-salt-and-pepper-shakers-circa-1900","provider":"Relikta","version":"1.0","type":"link"}