Vtg 1950-1970's Japanese Ginger Cream w Iris Gold Jar 8in Marked 美 術 陶 器 BiJutsu

Vtg Japanese Ginger Jar with Iris and butterfly. Soothing cream colored background with gold accents. This piece measures approximately 8" tall and 4 1/2" in diameter.
History and Identification
​Item Type: The piece is a small, lidded porcelain vessel, commonly referred to as a ginger jar or a small temple jar/urn.
​Origin and Markings: The mark on the base is in Japanese and also includes the word "JAPAN."
​The characters read, from top to bottom and right to left: 美 術 陶 器 (Bi Jutsu Tō Ki).
​美術 (Bijutsu) means "fine art" or "art."
​陶器 (Tōki) means "pottery" or "ceramics."
​Together, the mark essentially translates to "Fine Art Porcelain/Pottery" and is a generic, decorative, or export mark indicating an item of artistic quality. It is a common type of mark found on Japanese porcelain produced for export, particularly during the Mid-20th Century (post-World War II, from the 1950s to the 1970s). The clear use of "JAPAN" is consistent with items made for the Western export market during