Stool - Ceramic - Elephant





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Ceramic elephant stool from Japan, dating to 1980–1990, with dimensions 46 cm wide, 37 cm high and 21 cm deep, in good used condition with minor signs of wear.
Description from the seller
A ceramic elephant stool that blends function and fantasy with a delicious naturalness. The figure, solid and compact, is designed to bear weight, yet it also presents itself as a decorative object full of aesthetic intention. The elephant, with its trunk raised in an auspicious gesture, becomes the sculptural base of a small upper platform decorated as if it were an enameled medallion.
The surface is covered with meticulous painting, rich in floral, geometric and ornamental motifs that evoke a visual language inspired by Asia, especially in its use of color: deep reds, deep blues, warm creams and golden touches that lend ceremonial brilliance. Each area of the elephant’s body seems treated as an independent panel, with its own decorative rhythm, but all fits into a coherent and vibrant whole.
The animal’s modeling is friendly, almost cheerful, with rounded ears, serene eyes and a steady posture that conveys balance. The piece works as seating, a pedestal, or a side table, but above all as an object that transforms the space: it introduces exoticism, color and a dose of domestic theatricality.
This is the kind of ceramic that isn’t content to be merely useful; it wants to tell a story, to be seen. A stool that blends craft, symbolism and decoration in a single figure, turning the elephant into a small ornamental guardian within the home.
Insured shipping and careful packaging.
Seller's Story
Translated by Google TranslateA ceramic elephant stool that blends function and fantasy with a delicious naturalness. The figure, solid and compact, is designed to bear weight, yet it also presents itself as a decorative object full of aesthetic intention. The elephant, with its trunk raised in an auspicious gesture, becomes the sculptural base of a small upper platform decorated as if it were an enameled medallion.
The surface is covered with meticulous painting, rich in floral, geometric and ornamental motifs that evoke a visual language inspired by Asia, especially in its use of color: deep reds, deep blues, warm creams and golden touches that lend ceremonial brilliance. Each area of the elephant’s body seems treated as an independent panel, with its own decorative rhythm, but all fits into a coherent and vibrant whole.
The animal’s modeling is friendly, almost cheerful, with rounded ears, serene eyes and a steady posture that conveys balance. The piece works as seating, a pedestal, or a side table, but above all as an object that transforms the space: it introduces exoticism, color and a dose of domestic theatricality.
This is the kind of ceramic that isn’t content to be merely useful; it wants to tell a story, to be seen. A stool that blends craft, symbolism and decoration in a single figure, turning the elephant into a small ornamental guardian within the home.
Insured shipping and careful packaging.

