Toshikane Japan porcelain costume jewelry

Cufflinks. Golden pagoda against Mount Fuji and cherry blossoms. Sterling silver, handpainted porcelain. 1950s. Toshikane Japan porcelain costume jewelry

Toshikane Japan porcelain costume jewelry
Collectible large porcelain cufflinks featuring a golden pagoda against a backdrop of Mount Fuji and cherry blossoms. Hand-painted on three-dimensional porcelain plates. Fantastic detailing and amazing colors – during the production process, the porcelain was subjected to technological firing up to 5-9 times!
The brand was founded in Tokyo in 1943 on a wave of European fashion jewelry making its way into Japan. It all started with porcelain buttons, which became fashionable to decorate traditional clothes, then cufflinks, tie clips, bracelets, clips, brooches, and souvenir spoons … For a laconic base, they used mainly high-grade silver, or jewelry alloy. But, the main thing in any Toshikane decoration is porcelain inserts with volumetric (3D) images.

Collectible porcelain cufflinks in the form of figurines of the Japanese god of longevity Fukuroju, one of the seven gods of happiness and luck. 1940-50s

Created by hand, each Toshikane product is truly unique: it carries a fabulous national flavor and a special, inimitable style. Flowers, birds, animals, sea horses, dragons, masks, gods, geisha, miniature Japanese landscapes – symbolic subjects that can be viewed for hours.

Bird with blossom cufflinks. Handpainted porcelain, silver tone. 1940s

The contract for the production of these unique porcelain miniatures was with one of the many private family manufactories in the area of Arita (Arita – the cradle of porcelain in Japan) on the third largest island in Japan, located on the island of Kyushu.

Chess Horse Cufflinks and Tie Clip. Sterling silver, porcelain. 1950s

Unfortunately, the company did not exist for long, ending its activities in the late 1960s, having left behind, albeit a few, but certainly inimitable small works of art. Highly collectible, these jewelry decorations will cost more every year.