All things buttons & more …
This Celluloid button is a little different in colour and design. It is a sort of taupe colour with a black and creamy/green waving line surrounding a central creamy/green disc In the middle is some leaves and bright pink berries ( or are they meant to be flowers ) The pink really stands out. All in all it is quite a nice button. It measures a little under 3 cm.
Here are two metal picture buttons featuring a head and some flowers. To me the head looks like an Egyptian lady but my friend thinks it is an Indian Chieftain so take your choice. It is an unusual design. They have a japanned back and metal loop shank and measure a little over 3 cm.
These four porcelain buttons are by Arita from Japan I think they are Noh masks and not Immortal Gods which are both common in button form. You would certainly not call them pretty but they are interesting. They are featured in the book “About Buttons” by Peggy Ann Osborne. I think there should be six of them. I bought these in June, 2011 at if I remember correctly a junky collectables shop in Melbourne. I do not know the history of Noh Masks but think they may have been used in a type of Opera.