Condiment Dish: Marutomo Lidded Preserve Jar

Condiment Dish: Marutomo Lidded Preserve Jar

R 395.00
R 395.00
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Condiment Dish: Marutomo Lidded Preserve Jar

Condiment Dish: Marutomo Lidded Preserve Jar

Marutomo Ware Lidded Preserve Jar — Green Basketweave with Yellow Chick Finial.

A delightful and highly collectible piece of mid-century Japanese Majolica-style cottagecore pottery. This small lidded jar features a beautifully detailed basketweave base and lid finished in a glossy vibrant emerald-green glaze, topped with a three-dimensional baby chick finial in warm ochre-yellow with hand-painted facial features.

The lid includes a built-in cut-out notch designed to perfectly cradle a miniature condiment or sugar spoon — a charming functional detail typical of Marutomo Ware's playful design sensibility.

Original Intended Use: Individual breakfast serving jar for jam, salt, sugar, or honey.
More Details

This specific style of playful ceramic kitchenware is attributed to Marutomo Ware (Marutomoware), an iconic Japanese manufacturer celebrated for producing whimsical hand-painted Majolica-style cottagecore pottery during the mid-20th century. Pieces like this were originally exported with paper or foil labels that safely washed off over decades of gentle use. Today they are deeply prized by vintage enthusiasts collecting retro novelty kitchenware.
Did you Know?

Marutomo Ware was one of several Japanese potteries that thrived during the post-war export boom of the 1950s and 1960s, producing affordable, cheerful kitchenware for Western markets. Their basketweave and novelty animal designs became particularly popular in the UK, Australia, and South Africa, where they were sold through department stores and gift shops. The chick finial on this jar is a signature Marutomo motif — finding one with the finial completely intact and chip-free is increasingly rare.
Origin & Era

Made in Japan, Circa 1950s–1960s.
Dimensions

Approximate Dimensions: Height 5cm, Length 7.5cm, Width 4.5cm, Volume 60ml.
Vintage Condition

The interior glaze remains completely bright, clean, and stain-free. There are zero structural cracks, chips, or flea bites on the delicate inner rims, base, or bird finial. Includes tiny, authentic factory-original glaze skips and stray paint specks under the glaze layer, which are normal manufacturing characteristics of hand-finished vintage Japanese imports from this era.
Price
R 395.00
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