Japanese Makers Marks On China
Marks on later chinese porcelain.
Japanese makers marks on china. Kamada kōji s tea ceremony bowls and larger works are signed with the kanji character for ko the first in his given name. Marks may also be found on the side or the lip of the piece. The wooden presentation box is also signed ko and holds his name stamp. Determining age and value.
Bouvier and the noritake collectors guild. Sometimes the genroku era 1688 1703 when popular culture flourishes is. Three of the most comprehensive websites with images of japanese pottery and porcelain marks are gotheborg g. Turn the pottery piece over to view the maker s mark.
His saké ware is stamped around the footring with the same character. Tsukuru sei and saku look for the japanese words for drawn or painted including dzu fude and ga. Read the marks from top to bottom and from right to left. Non marked pieces are called non kamajirushi.
Look for manufacturer import marks on japanese china. Late qing 1875 1916 early republic 1917 35 late republic 1935 49 early proc 1949 1966 cultural revolution period 1966 76 late proc 1976 1995 21st century 1995. Almost all japanese pottery items bear an incision or mark made by the craftsman although some makers did not mark the item so that the pottery itself was their signature. Meiji 1868 1913 taisho 1913 1926 showa 1926 1988 where early showa is often used to cover.