Vintage Otagiri Japan Creamer in Contempo Frost Red

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Offered is a vintage creamer with a matte red glaze over white ceramic porcelain by the Otagiri Mercantile Company of … Read more Offered is a vintage creamer with a matte red glaze over white ceramic porcelain by the Otagiri Mercantile Company of Japan. This piece is part of their Contempo Frost collection, offered in numerous crisp solid colored matte glaze finishes on white ceramic. It was part of their first foray into creating more Scandinavian/Mid 20th century home wares versus their original speckled Asian ceramics.

Measures 5" tip of spout to handle, 3.75" base diameter, 2.75" mouth diameter, 3.25" tall

The Otagiri Mercantile Company was an importer and a distributor of porcelain, stoneware, and giftware in the San Francisco area for more than 46 years. The products were made in Japan and were imported for distribution and sold to high end department stores and gift shops. Otagiri products were handcrafted and handpainted.

The company hired talented artisans to design its products. Among the artists who designed products for Otagiri are a few you may recognize: Kurt R. Kress, Bob Harrison, Angela Ackerman, Wendy Morgan, Curtis-Swan, Tracy Flickinger, Tom Taylor, Linda Pickens, Mary Hughes, and Mary Ann Baker. See less