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Here are four Arita porcelain buttons featuring various immortals. I purchased them in 2011. You would certainly not call them pretty but they are interesting. I think they may be part of a set of six. They may come from the 1960s.

This is a modern button ( I think called a watch crystal button ) depicting a lady in a jazzy red dress and wide brimmed hat. I guess it is possibly 1930s style. I have 2 or 3 of these type of buttons in my collection just as a sample. It measures 3 1/2 cm.

Here are two Uranium glass buttons which are a bluey/green colour in natural light. When they are exposed to Ultra Violet light they turn a bright green because of the Uranium content. They are realistic flower shaped buttons and have some gold lustre to highlight the centre. They measure 2 cm and have a brass four way box shank.

I do like these two enamelled brass buttons which are a much more modern designs than the popular ones with tiny pink and blue flowers in the centre of which I have a few. The colours are strong and outlined with gold lines. They have a brass loop shank and measure a little over 2 cm.

Here are two hand painted Satsuma porcelain buttons featuring Geisha Girls. They are similar but in different colour schemes and make a nice pair. I have quite a nice selection of Satsuma buttons and I especially like those with figures on them which seem to be harder to find.

These brass buttons all feature a head one having a border of cut steels. None of them are very large, not exceeding 1 1/2 cm. I do like buttons with heads on them and have a few of different materials.

Here are two groups of clear coloured glass buttons in green and yellow. I think they may be what is called Depression glass. The colours are crisp and bright so they look good in the light. They are fairly common but look nice in a group.

Here is a colourful group of coconut shell buttons which are modern. Some are painted with abstract designs and some have cold enamel applied giving them a really glossy look. They are various sizes and all sew through type.

I do like the chunky carved bakelite buttons and here are three black ones. A lot were made in blacks and browns which were popular colours of the time. I guess they would have been overcoat buttons. They have a quality look about them.

Here is a group of clear perspex buttons each with a metal disc in the centre. They are all decorative apart from the plain one in the middle. One even has a horse and rider on it.