Vintage ceramic elephant planter or vase, likely 1950s. The elephant is modelled mid stride with its trunk raised, with airbrushed blue-grey shading and hand painted details to the eyes, ears, tusks and toes. The pink blushed ears are a nice touch. The planter opening sits in the elephant's back.

The piece is unmarked, but the style of moulding and hand painted decoration is consistent with Japanese-made ceramic giftware of the 1950s. Elephants with raised trunks were a popular giftware subject, traditionally said to signify good fortune.

Approx. 13 cm high x 19 cm wide x 9 cm deep.

Condition: No chips or cracks. Some age related crazing to the glaze. The small hole in the underside is a firing vent from manufacture, not damage. Please see the photos for more detail.

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