Vintage · Made in Japan · one of one
Arita porcelain, Fukagawa Seiji · deep blue · 28 cm
Fukagawa Seiji peony vase
A Fukagawa Seiji vase in deep ruri blue, with soft, layered peonies across the body, in its original wooden box. It stands 28 cm tall.
$183 Free shipping to 32 countries
Order by December 8 to make sure it arrives before Christmas.
We ship to mainland China: free, tracked. Import duties, if any, are paid on delivery. Where we ship
A gift for a new home · a wedding · a collector · a new business
Leaves Fukuoka within three business days by EMS, with tracking.
The story: Arita wareRead the story →What buyers say · ★★★★★ on Etsy
“Received updates regarding the item I purchased and when it arrived could tell that it was packed with care; my fragile ceramic bunny arrived in perfect condition! A wonderful purchase and I would buy from this shop again”
Jessica · United States
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“Item was as described and in photos shown. Excellent quality. Seller very knowledgable and took the time to explain everything”
Tiang N. · Australia
- Made in Japan. Made in Japan, found in Japan, and sent to you from Fukuoka.
- One of one. This exact piece, photographed in our studio in Fukuoka.
- Returns within 14 days of delivery. Not right? Send it back as it came and we refund the full price, return postage included.
- Packed safely, sent by EMS within three business days, fully insured, with tracking.
Duties, checkout and extras
- ★ 5.0 on Etsy · Star Seller. Read the reviews ↗
- Import tax. It depends on your country; if any is due, it is collected on delivery.
- US import duties. Already included in the price: nothing to pay at your door.
- Secure checkout by Stripe — cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay. No account needed.
- Two pieces, one parcel. Each extra piece in the same order is $15 off at checkout.
- Orders of $200 or more travel with a gift to keep: Japanese chopsticks with a rest in a paulownia box, or a Nara kaya-cloth handkerchief.
The story
In China, the old story goes, the Empress Wu Zetian once ordered every flower in her garden to bloom in the middle of winter, because she wished it. Overnight they obeyed, all of them except the peony. It refused to flower out of season. The furious empress had every peony torn up and sent away from the capital to Luoyang. There, far from the court, they flourished, and Luoyang became the peony city it still is today.
The peony, botan, came to Japan as the king of flowers: a sign of prosperity and honour, and, after that story, of quiet stubbornness.
The craft
Fukagawa Seiji has worked in Arita, the birthplace of Japanese porcelain, since the Meiji period, and is known for clear, bright glazes and careful brushwork. Ruri is the Japanese name for lapis blue.
Living with it
Peonies in May, branches in autumn, or nothing at all. At 28 cm it can stand on the floor by a tokonoma or on a low cabinet. If you have ever refused to do something just because you were told to, the peony is on your side. A gift for a milestone birthday or a new home.
• Porcelain, ruri blue with peony design • With original wooden storage box • Vintage • Made in Japan
How it travels
Packed safely, insured in full
Every piece is packed by hand in Fukuoka, in its wooden box, inside a sturdy 3 mm corrugated carton, cushioned all round with air pillows so it cannot move. It travels with tracking all the way to your door: by EMS, insured for its full value, on orders of $100 or more, and by tracked airmail below that.
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