Vintage Plate Signed Hitomi St Louis and similar items

Hand Painted China Plate St. Louis Cathedral and Jackson Monument located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Collector Plate Signed Hitomi Hand Painted St. Louis Cathedral Jackson Monument, New Orleans We have seen other similar plates, (unsigned), this was has a signature at the bottom by "Hitomi" Plate Measures 8" There are no makers marks or stickers on the back. There is a string cord tied through holes in foot rim for hanging. A beautiful item to add to any collection. There are no identification markings on back, although we know that the Artist Hitmomi was famous for his variety of artwork on Japan made collector plates, including landscapes, still life paintings of fruits and flowers. What is interesting is that I have seen several versions of this plate, some signed, some not signed, and the small orange haystack looking object near the bottom of the plate in the fence, has been painted many different ways, on one, it was a grey dome, (looking more like a doghouse), on another the fence is obscured by bushes and the dome is clearly a huge boulder. Originally we (my daughter and I) thought to collect all the different versions of this plate, which would have been fun and interesting, but then we also noted several versions of other designs, one with a house in a landscape pained by Hitomi, for example, one house with a chimney and one without. (But then we ran out of wall space, and money, so those plans were sidelined, but perhaps someone out there would be as fascinated by these Hitmomi Japanese Hand Painted Plates as we were!) CONDITION: Very Good Condition, "near" mint, only because the back rim does show very slight signs of shelf wear. There are No chips, cracks or scratches that we could see, paint is clear, not faded. There is a small black dot along the outer edge on the back of the plate, which appears to be in the glaze. (see photos) Please note that Additional weight has been calculated into shipping cost, due to required packing materials to ship safely. ******** Hello there, thank you for stopping by to look at my items!. I have over the years accumulated a variety of personal collections that have been very carefully cared for and preserved. (not obtained from yard sales or storage sales). But, now forced to clean out the closets due to both a lack of space and mostly financial need, and I appreciate your purchasing, looking and sharing, and I hope you are pleased with your purchases. ************** PAYMENT: I use PayPal SHIPPING: All items ship carefully packed from California USA Some items require additional packing materials to make sure the item arrives to you without damage, which adds to the shipping weight. Cost may include packaging, packing materials, postage, fees, store fees. COMBINING MULTIPLE PURCHASES TO SAVE ON SHIPPING COSTS E-Mail me a list of items you are interested in purchasing, along with your Zip Code or your Country and Postal Code and we will calculate the lowest possible shipping costs. Just make sure the shipping address for all orders are the same. I ship promptly, usually within 4 to 24 hours after payment clears. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING: I do ship to international destinations, including UK, Canada, Netherlands, Australia, via Global International Mail. (Import fees, taxes and customs fees are not included in my quoted shipping cost, and may be payable on delivery) RETURNS, REFUNDS and DAMAGED SHIPMENTS: Please look at photos, or ask questions. all sales are final except if damaged in transit of course. If your item has been damaged by the carrier, before returning your item, please take photos of the damaged item(s) and damaged packaging, and save the damaged packaging and all packing materials to return with your damaged items. Please send photos to me within 3-5 days (not counting weekends and Holidays of course) I am not a business, and returns are costly for me, so I do my best to describe items as accurately as possible, and note any flaws or damage, and Photos are of the actual item you will receive. In many cases I have been able to scan the item, and zoom in on flaws, for a more accurate close-up detail of the item's condition. PLEASE, If you have any questions about this item or shipping, please contact me before purchasing or making an offer(s) or see full policy at Policies, Shipping, Here (you may have to "right-click" and open in new window) . ... and Thank you so Much for Looking, Shopping and Sharing, (and for reading all this long-winded-policy-technical-shipping-info-terms-and-stuff). --------- M A N Y T H A N K S --------