A beautiful round ceramic box from Otagiri featuring iris flowers and grasses in shades of blue, purple, yellow, and pink.  The rim is trimmed in gold.  The box measures 3 3/4" across the rim and is 2 1/2" tall.  The box is in very good condition.

Otagiri Mercantile Company

Otagiri Mercantile Company ("OMC"), was a importer of porcelain and stoneware to the United States retail and restaurant trade from Japan for almost 50 years.  The products were hand made and painted by Japanese artisans, and were marked with a yellow and gold sticker printed with the initials "OMC" and "Japan."  Otagiri was sold to Enesco Group in 1994 and the line was discontinued.