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1930
s Art Deco Takita Porcelain Lidded Box, Biscuit Jar, Tea Caddy, Ice Bucket
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This rare and highly decorative 1930s Art Deco Takita porcelain lidded box is an exceptional example of Japanese Art Deco ceramic design, a category that remains far more elusive than its European and American counterparts. Versatile in form, the piece functions beautifully as a biscuit jar, tea caddy, ice bucket, or sculptural decorative container, making it both practical and collectable.
The box is cylindrical and lantern-shaped, modeled after an accordion-pleated Asian paper lantern, giving it strong architectural presence and rhythmic geometry. The porcelain body is painted in a vibrant zig-zag pattern rendered in pastel pink, blue, and yellow against a crisp white ground. The lantern creases are dramatically emphasized with black horizontal accent lines, heightening contrast and reinforcing the bold, modernist Art Deco aesthetic.
The removable lid features an asymmetrically placed gilt porcelain knob, a classic Art Deco touch that introduces tension and movement to the design. A woven rattan handle, secured by gilt porcelain mounts on either side, moves freely and adds a sophisticated material contrast, blending natural texture with gleaming glazed porcelain.
The interior is clean and well preserved, with no chips or cracks to the interior, lid lip, or body rim. There is one chip to the base, measuring approximately 3/8 inch wide, which does not affect the visual presentation or functionality. The base is stamped “T/T Hand Paint Made in Japan.”
While collectors are well acquainted with French Art Deco porcelain and ceramics by celebrated makers such as Robj, Lalique, Sèvres, and Limoges, as well as Czechoslovakian Art Deco manufacturers like Ditmar Urbach, Amphora, and Royal Dux, Japanese Art Deco porcelain from the 1930s is markedly rarer. Japanese workshops produced far fewer Deco-inspired works, and examples that combine bold geometry, vivid color palettes, and painted craftsmanship, as seen here, are especially desirable.
Pieces such as this Takita box reflect Japan’s unique interpretation of the Art Deco movement, blending Western modernism with Asian design traditions, resulting in objects that feel both exotic and strikingly contemporary.
Highly collectible, visually engaging, and unusual in form, this Takita porcelain lantern box is a standout example of rare Japanese Art Deco decorative arts, ideal for collectors of Art Deco ceramics, 1930s design, and international modernist porcelain.
- Dimensions:Height: 7 in (17.78 cm)Diameter: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)
- Style:Art Deco (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1930 s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. extremely faint wear to small portions of the gilding, some black glaze dots on the lid (part of the manufacturing process). No chips or cracks on the lid or to the lip. One 3/8" chip to the base which does not detract from this piece.
- Seller Location:Red Lion, PA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU10258248223692
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