Sale! This is a small "millefiori" plate made of Venetian glass, a folk art glass from Italy, dating back about 40 years. It was made during the "Showa Retro" era in Japan. It's from the Pagan workshop. Size: Diameter: Approximately 10cm Height: Approximately 1.5cm Kitasan-do Chisa: 68,000 yen One of the characteristics of Venetian glass is "murrine" (also known as murrini). Murrine are glass beads in the shape of "Kintaro candy." First, dozens of colorful murrine are made and arranged like a flower garden. The pattern created in this way is called "millefiori." After that, it is shaped through two firings and carefully polished one by one over a long period of time, resulting in this plate. Dorian, a Venetian glass artist who works alone at the Pagan workshop, is the only workshop specializing in geometric patterned plates in the Venetian glass industry. Due to the high skill and considerable effort required, it is treated more as a work of art than tableware in Italy. Because the artist works alone, few are produced and rarely available. Venetian glass plates are often circular, but this is an octagonal plate, which is difficult to shape. It's perfect for serving tea sweets, Japanese sweets, cookies, cakes, and fruits. Decorative plate, display plate. Vases, tea sets, teacups, tea utensils, matcha bowls, bowls, flower vases, plates, kettles, tea kettles, mizusashi (water jars), artists, artist's works, boda, Edo Kiriko, Satsuma Kiriko, flower vases, Arabia, Rorstrand. Old Noritake, millefiori, Limoges, cups, Venetian glass. Nordic, vintage, flower vase, Sevres, glass, idee, wine glasses, France, stained glass, craft glass, Emile Galle, Galle, Daum Nancy, table lamps, Royal Worcester, murrine, Murano glass, glass, plates, cup & saucer, fusing glass, Funaki Waho, Funaki Waho, Funaki Waho, Hirata Masato, Muramatsu Manabu, Murakami Kyoichi, Miyake Yoshikazu, Miyake Giichi, Ishikawa Masahiro, Nishiyama Ryo, Fujishima Takaomi, Yamashita Tatsumi, Tasaka Shingo, Morinaga Yutaka, Arakawa Naoya, Nishiyama Yoshihiro, Kurashiki glass, Ryukyu glass, Otani Shinzo, Otani Shinzo, Otani Eiji, Fujita Kyohei, folk art glass, Japan Folk Crafts Museum, hand-blown glass, molded wine glasses, stamps, signatures, bowls, Kurashiki glass, goblets, craft shops.