Vintage Japanese
Accumulating toys has been a manner for adults to stay young at heart regardless of how outdated they get. Regardless of how much they age on the skin, inside they still retain that childhood pleasure of playing with toys. It is by no means too late to start a toy memorabilia collection and there are various categories to choose from. Suppose again to what you preferred to play with while you had been a baby and begin from there. The joy of collecting antique vintage toys is very appealing to people because it can be a fun, and wise investment. Vintage items offer a great means of investment because they are getting rarer every day. It is never possible to truly predict what will become a collectible in the future, and the last thing anyone thought about in the past was that in the future a cheap little toy would become a valuable antique that would be highly sought after by collectors. And certainly what once cost maybe a few dollars can now be worth several hundred dollars or even much more. There are just so many ways to use vintage toys in your decorating projects. Have fun thinking of the possibilities and we hope you enjoy shopping our site for your vintage toy collection!

The Fantastic Trend Set by Japanese School Uniforms

Each time when it comes to trend, most people habitually incline to think about some special or luxurious apparel, shoes, handbags and other small decorations from well-known brands. It' s a reality distinguished designers are trendsetters most of time. Their creativity always breaks away from traditional rules and arouses a revolution in the fashion arena. However, believe it or not, vogue can be also incredibly simple sometimes. The birth of Japanese school uniforms really makes this credible.

These clothes are for special uses like costume plays, activities on Halloween and Christmas. They are such a vintage trend that has been chronically worn on those art performances. But they are different with fashionable suits you will wear for everyday work and a high-end evening party. Many people do detect keen interests on Japanese school uniforms and have fun with them. But they will only opt for picking one out and putting it on for a fancy ball or an anime reality show on the weekend.

The trend set by Japanese school uniforms is fantastic but simple. On these clothes, heavy embellishments and well-known logos are both removed. Based on the same theme, various hues are matched. Most styles feature a white short-sleeved shirt and a mini skirt in a dark color. On the skirt, ruffle pattern will be frequently applied. Red cravat is tied. The dorsal collar is usually made to be a large rectangle.

Japanese anime offers the original motif for these school uniforms. Sailor Moon is exactly one of the earliest sources. Just as its name suggests, a group of young girls experiences the daunting, yet interesting journey with sweet appearances created by school uniforms in different colors. Talented designers and manufacturers do bring those imaginary looks to reality with pieces of fabrics and some ingenious hand work.

On the market, lots of classy Japanese school uniforms for costume play are discovered. Always remember to explore various purchase resources available. You will find accesses to the hottest uniform fashion sense without agonizing over the style with budget. Due to the understated trend, it' s unnecessary to select additional accessories for those suits. The style has already been set by the writer for the anime. Just follow the plain motif and let these suits simply fantastic.

About the Author

If you plan to buy a Japanese school uniform online, visit the author' s website. There, comfortable and durable suits for fancy balls and costume plays are found. Green man costume is exactly a special offer from there.

Table Lamps - Japanese Tokkuri or Saké Bottle Lamps

Saké is a traditional Japanese liquor made from rice and water.  It is produced from a fermentation and filtration process.  Known in the west as “Saké” but in Japan as "Nihonshu”, Saké is a general term for alcohol.

 

The fermented Saké is initially a milky colour but is filtered by pressing through a mesh to produce a clear liquid.  The Japanese production of Saké is an ancient tradition with evidence as far back as the 3rd century B.C.  As with so many Japanese traditional practices, Saké has its own specialised ceramics.  The central shape being the Tokkuri or 

Saké bottle

These containers were developed into a ceramic art form and many were produced by small family potteries.  The majority were produced as earthenware specifically known to the Japanese as “stone textured”.  Very often the brewer ordered the Tokkuri from the potter, who then wrote the name of the brewer in Japanese characters or in flowing script as shown by our examples.

As today, when the customer returned the empty Tokkuri to the brewer, he received a rebate on the refill!  The Tokkuri were constantly recycled and used for oil, lamp oil, vinegar and for a wide range of domestic uses.  In keeping with this tradition, The Antique & Vintage Table Lamp Co have recycled the Tokkuri now seen on their site as table lamps, robust and full of character.

Saké is normally consumed cold in the summer and warm in the winter.  Warming is today achieved by standing the now small porcelain Tokkuri in a container of hot water.  In earlier times the stone textured Tokkuri were also warmed in hot water but were commonly suspended over a low coal fire to heat the Saké.  The Japanese block print illustrated, circa 1820, shows this traditional method.

In the vast Japanese literary tradition, the Haiku or 16 syllable poem is found “in praise of the Tokkuri.

Two Tokkuri

The misty world

Seems to float

 

Anon

 and this haiku by Issa’s – 1824

Living alone

Just one Tokkuri

For drinking away the years

 

This haiku refers to an end of year drinking party, but in this house, (Issa’s), every day is new years eve!

The Antique & Vintage Table Lamp Co currently have 3 tokkuri table lamps.  Two are stone textured in the traditional “Rosuku” shape and one rather elegant smaller version of monochrome glazed earthenware.  These “robust and honest” lamps have a timeless ability to fit very comfortably into both the traditional and contemporary interior, being at home in either setting

The traditional wheel potted Tokkuri virtually disappeared after 1945 along with many typical Japanese domestic art and craft form

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 A 19th century Japanese stoneware sake bottle or "Tokkuri" as a table lamp.
The bold black characters, the name of the brewer

The table lamp on a turned & polished maple wood stand.    Early Meiji - Circa 1880    Overall height (including shade) 21"/53cm

The Antique & Vintage Table Lamp Co specialise in antique table lamp lighting with an on-line range of over 100 unique, antique and vintage lamps on view.

Lamps are shipped ready wired for the U.S, the U.K and Australia.

You are invited to visit their web site at www.antiquelampshop.com

© The Antique & Vintage Table Lamp Co 2009

About the Author

Maurice Robertson, principal of The Antique and Vintage Table Lamp Co , has had a lifetime’s association with antique porcelain and pottery. From an early age he recalls picking up tea cups, looking for the mark on the base, discerning the maker.
He has extended his ceramics expertise into the quality table lamps seen on the company’s site, he is well known to local and international interior designers who have included many of his table lamps in their projects and has also supplied items of national interest to the official Sydney residence of the Australian Prime Minister.

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