Japanese Geisha Girl Porcelain Plate

     This Geisha Girl Porcelain Plate features many architectural design structures that are related to the Japanese culture. The Geisha girl pattern was hand painted and was made early on and continued to be made to some degree through about 1920. The Geisha girl pattern decorations were a combination of stenciled lines filled in with bright and varied colored washes. The stenciled lines were most frequently red orange but black, tan and shades of green are also found. Borders were often accented with flowers and/or gold lacing, some being quite intricate. World War II put an end to the Geisha girl pattern wares in Japan. There was some production during the occupation period, but pieces were less ornate than pre-WWII items with little or no use of gold. During the 1960-1980s, Geisha girl themes continued to be made but production had shifted to Hong Kong rather than Japan. These modern pieces had very sparse designs and the use of gold was almost non-existent. This Japanese Geisha gi