Japanese Antique Ceramic Signatures

This guide provides marks found on both antique and contemporary collectible pottery and porcelain from the united states and other countries and includes dating information and a brief history relating.

Japanese antique ceramic signatures. Unlike the signatures on modern art prints it should never be interpreted as a proof of genuineness. To show your appreciation for this site and help me avoid becoming homeless please donate. Identifying japanese ceramics and porcelain through the signatures and marks on them can be difficult since many makers used combinations of similar markings. Ikai yūichi s works are signed or stamped around the footring with the kanji character for yuichi his given name.

The wooden presentation box is signed with the same name and stamped. The case of nippon or japanese porcelain marks is a bit more peculiar. Some figurine pieces were well done. Many were copycat stylistic reproductions of hummel meissen royal doulton and victorian area figurines.

To illustrate how difficult it can be to pinpoint an item s manufacturing period both arita ware from the qianlong period 18th century and from the 1970s. We acquire stock for our japanese antique online shop through various secret sources within japan. The word nippon is the official name of the country of japan and japanese makers and trading companies initially marked their wares with the name nippon. Japanese porcelain marks.

However in 1921 the us congress requested that japanese customs authorities change the name to japan. View view view. These did not so much indicate maker date and location as they symbolized messages of good fortune such as love happiness and luck. Chidori vintage specializes in japanese antiques rare collectables sourced directly for you from japan.

Our stock of rare one of a kind japanese antiques is always changing so check back regularly. The noritake company. Marks was also applied for different reasons that on the chinese porcelain. List of japanese porcelain maker s marks and signatures on antique modern japanese porcelain.

It is a mistake to assume all occupied japan ceramics are of poor quality. Many early japanese pottery marks were hand painted as they were viewed as a signature. Identifying a mark on a piece of pottery or porcelain is often the first step in researching the value of these antique and collectible pieces. Personal signatures by the artists involved are quite common.

Identify the maker of your japanese ceramics in alphabetical order. Maker s marks and artist s signatures on antique and modern japanese porcelain. Occupied japan ceramic figurines mimic american and european examples. I am in a financial crisis and i need your help.