Vintage Japanese Tajima Bark Textured Cased Vase (NOT Whitefriars) candle holder it is a magnificent large

it is a magnificent large water jug in amber bark style pressed glass

unfortunately

Inscribed and dated '91 to the base

Barlow was the exporter

Vintage Japanese Tajima Bark Textured Cased Vase (NOT Whitefriars) candle holder it is a magnificent largeI know, I know it looks like Whitefriars, Davidson and even Ravenshead but it isn't. Whitefriars doesn't have the shape at the top, but Tajima Japan does. (I asked the helpful Whitefriars experts). From lots of sleepless research to find that this 1970s cased light reflecting version of Tajima Glass vases in this particular colourway are far and few between (that's a wordy version of rare). With the wonderfully textured style Japanese glassmaking in