Mid-century Gray Earthenware Ceramic Vanity Powder Box w/ Female Bust Handle
Mid-century Gray Earthenware Ceramic Vanity Powder Box w/ Female Bust Handle
Mid-century Gray Earthenware Ceramic Vanity Powder Box w/ Female Bust Handle
Mid-century Gray Earthenware Ceramic Vanity Powder Box w/ Female Bust Handle
Mid-century Gray Earthenware Ceramic Vanity Powder Box w/ Female Bust Handle
Mid-century Gray Earthenware Ceramic Vanity Powder Box w/ Female Bust Handle
Mid-century Gray Earthenware Ceramic Vanity Powder Box w/ Female Bust Handle
Mid-century Gray Earthenware Ceramic Vanity Powder Box w/ Female Bust Handle

Mid-century Gray Earthenware Ceramic Vanity Powder Box w/ Female Bust Handle

$325.00
By Harvey's on Beverly
SKU: 20N01885.JM.4MS

A serene 1930s Art Deco powder box featuring a sculpted woman with her head gently tilted upward and eyes closed, embodying the calm, modern femininity celebrated in the era’s design. Her tranquil expression and graceful form recall the works of European artists such as Josef Lorenzl and Gerda Wegener, whose influence shaped both Japanese and European export ceramics of the period.

Crafted in Japan from gray-white crackle-glazed earthenware, this piece exemplifies the refined craftsmanship of 1930s Japanese ceramics. The minimalist round base and sculptural lid capture the streamlined modernism of late Art Deco, seamlessly bridging the soft elegance of Art Nouveau with the emerging modernist aesthetic.

Dimensions:
4 1/2" H x 5 1/8" W x 5"L
Inside: 4" 5/8 Diameter 9 1/4"

Japan, 1950

Details
Dimensions: Height: 4.5 in
Production date: 1950-1959
Condition: Used condition

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