Japanese "Sometsuke" Plum Blossom Earrings
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These totally fabulous antiqued silver earrings have been crafted out of a dessert plate in a traditional Japanese style of blue & white porcelain with a plum blossom design. The visual elements, particularly the radiating lines & the blue underglaze, are typical of Japanese "sometsuke" porcelain. The design is often associated with the "plum blossom" or "cherry blossom" patterns popular in Asian ceramics & features a deep cobalt blue underglaze on a white porcelain base with a large stylized blossom with radiating white lines that create depth, while painted branches and smaller blossoms extend across the surface ~ which sure does make some beautiful jewelry!
The design for these earrings was chosen from the plate, cut out carefully with ceramic tile nippers, smoothed out to size & shape with my handy dandy grinder, then (white) grout is applied to the edges to seal & further protect the vintage china pieces.
I have lovingly placed the porcelain pieces into lovely round hammered antiqued silver over brass bezels that measure 3/4" in diameter. With the french hooks, they hang around 1 3/4" long. The earrings are hung with 925 sterling silver french hooks.
*Each JBD piece comes with a 'Story Card' that tells a little about the Vintage China Pattern that was used in the piece purchased! :)