SATSUMA MORIAGE SAKE DECANTER
SIZE: 10"
WEIGHT: 1.7 LB
THEME: BEARDED WIZEMAN, CANE, SWORD, 1940'S, WET SLIP, HAND PAINTED
CONDITION: GOOD, VERY SLIGHT TIGHT AGED CRACK AT THE BOTTOM AND BACK OF THE LIGHT GREEN ROBE, CORK ONLY - THE CAP IS MISSING, A FEW SCUFFS ON THE HEAD, SOME LOSS OF GOLD
Highly stylized flowers, variations of pastel colors, gilding or gold paint, and applied slip decorations are all characteristics of moriage pieces. The term moriage refers to the technique of raised, trailing slip decoration. Slip Ware = wet clay applied from a very small tube.