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    Posted 10 years ago

    mikelv85
    (1232 items)

    My mom used to have a few of these Asian figures but they have long since disappeared. I picked this one up at Salvation a few months ago. Sort of a nostalgia thing for me. A nicely painted and detailed bisque ceramic of an Asian farmer's wife feeding her duck. There would have been a pair with her husband holding a smaller song bird. Napco, also known as National Potteries corporation started in 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio. Napco started as a manufacturer of floral containers but later concentrated on importing glassware, pottery, and ceramic items from Japan. Japanese ceramic imports peaked from 1956 to the early 1960s. This figurine seems to be an early one because of it's quality. Later versions were called "Napcoware" and were of lesser quality ceramic with horrible painting and modeling. -Mike-

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    Comments

    1. antiquerose antiquerose, 10 years ago
      Thanks for the Post Mike !! ...and Info !!
    2. mikelv85 mikelv85, 10 years ago
      You're welcome Rose ...... Thanks for the love and comment. :)
    3. Alan2310 Alan2310, 10 years ago
      Hi
      mike
      Great post, and well described, it's seems you have great SA in your area, with lot of surprise.
      She look to enjoy feeding the duck, different pet kind of....:D
      Regards
      Alan
    4. mikelv85 mikelv85, 10 years ago
      Thanks Alan :).. We sure do, our Salvation Army Family Thrift Store is only two years old and the largest in the area. I posted my favorite places about a year ago here's the link.

      http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/106312-my-hunting-grounds
    5. SEAN68 SEAN68, 10 years ago
      Love all of your great new finds!!

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