Hotta Yu Shoten Ceramic Reamer Juicer & Pitcher Set with Floral Design, 1920s-1930s Japan Vintage Cookbook that fragility lends to its

that fragility lends to its precious beauty and evokes a time and place in a uniquely special way

Vibrantly colored flowers in shades of purple

and Desserts Salads Candies and Frozen Dishes (1933)

These shades of green and burgundy were at the height of trendiness during the middle years of the 20th century and would have been used in fabrics

imports from Japan increased and became popular throughout the 1950s and 1960s

Hotta Yu Shoten Ceramic Reamer Juicer & Pitcher Set with Floral Design, 1920s-1930s Japan Vintage Cookbook that fragility lends to itsHotta Yu Shoten Ceramic Reamer & Pitcher Set with Floral Design. This lovely reamer (aka juicer) with pitcher was designed by the Hotta Yu company during the prewar years in Japan. Likely dating to the late 1920s early 1930s, this piece is particularly striking given its beautiful pinkish reddish background covered in a floral pattern with leaves. Ceramic reamers, exported from Japan and sold at reasonable prices across the United States, were common