The beads in this necklace are faceted natural carnelian and the pendant is a Japanese Satsuma button.
Vintage or antique Satsuma buttons are one of the more intricate and beautiful Japanese pottery that you can find and come from the Satsuma region of Kyushu, the Southern island of Japan.
These porcelain or earthenware pottery buttons often features images of plants or flowers native to Japan, some may also have faces or buildings.
They are all decorated and painted by hand by skilled craftsmen, who use an array of vivid colors and gold enamel to make them come to life.
The buttons follow the usual method of manufacture that has made the Satsuma pottery famous and collectible. They are an off-white or creamy color, heavily decorated then covered with a thin translucent glaze which is then deliberately cracked trough over heating to give the hallmark look and design of the pottery.
They were originally worn as a set or 6 buttons on a kimono.
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