24K Gold CHOKIN ART (4") Ceramic plate-Metal Engraving Gilded in Silver/Gold!

THE ART OF CHOKIN Metal Engravings from Japan are created by the ancient art of Chokin. Gilded with gold and silver, the engravings were originally created to decorate the armor of the Samurai. Made in Japan (written on the bottom of the plate) Beautifully gilded ceramic plate, black enamel finish. Image of two peacocks surrounded by flowers. Condition: Good. Minor amount of wear on the gold-plated outer and inner rims. No chips or scratches "Chokin (metalchasing) techniques, used on Samurai swords and armor, underwent evolution in the 18th century due to the Katakiri-chokoku (half-cut carving) technique which was created to reproduce the brush strokes of Japanese paintings in carved metal form... Katakiri-chokoku is a Japan-specific technique that uses just one side of a graver. Oblique carving against metal creates a difference between a deep-carved line and shallow-carved line. This difference creates shadings in carved lines, thus reproducing the blurred effect of the brushes used for Japanese paintings." - Comes a black display stand. - From a non-smoking home. History of Chokin: https://www.dento-tokyo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/english/items/28.html#gsc.tab=0 My mother purchased the plate in Japan - date unknown.