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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 4288785, member: 56"]The cracking is called "crazing" - cracks in the glaze, but not in the body. Crazing lets moisture get through to the ceramic body and leads to staining. There are treatments for the staining, but not for the crazing. Inarco was an importer of Made in Japan stuff, so not very valuable to start. It's a pretty thing, but I doubt it's worth listing.</p><p><br /></p><p>A bit about Inarco (and others) here:</p><p><a href="http://francinesfigurines.com/made-in-japan" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://francinesfigurines.com/made-in-japan" rel="nofollow">http://francinesfigurines.com/made-in-japan</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 4288785, member: 56"]The cracking is called "crazing" - cracks in the glaze, but not in the body. Crazing lets moisture get through to the ceramic body and leads to staining. There are treatments for the staining, but not for the crazing. Inarco was an importer of Made in Japan stuff, so not very valuable to start. It's a pretty thing, but I doubt it's worth listing. A bit about Inarco (and others) here: [URL]http://francinesfigurines.com/made-in-japan[/URL][/QUOTE]
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