Japan Ceramic Makers Marks

Minton mark c1850 amherst japan paragon china paris porcelain mark bourdoir bloch rosenthal porcelain c1930 royal bonn lyonais c1897 royal bonn sarreguemines mark france wien keramos austrian c1930 mayer sherratt c1906 to 1920 wade pottery mark c1957 onwards gerbing stephan g st c1861 to 1900 louis majorelle makers mark.

Japan ceramic makers marks. The old japanese ceramic industry was in many ways smaller in scale compared to the chinese. It is harder to do research since returning to the usa but the passion remains. Turn the pottery piece over to view the maker s mark. Unless you re familiar with the japanese language identifying japanese pottery and porcelain marks can be a daunting task.

I visited many kilns and researched potters and their marks. Hidden within the kanji the characters on the bottom of the piece you will typically find the production region a specific kiln location a potter s name and sometimes a separate decorator s identity but at times only generic terms were recorded and tracking down. A good japanese dictionary along with a 1 8 liter bottle of dai ginjo sa ke might also help. Marks may also be found on the side or the lip of the piece.

After the war exports were labled made in occupied japan. I am in a financial crisis and i need your help. Increasingly also the chinese who are good at faking are now forging japanese ceramics right down to the illegible or not marking. Non marked pieces are called non kamajirushi.

Marks was also applied for different reasons that on the chinese porcelain. I love japanese pottery and porcelain. The best book might be the bowes book japanese marks and seals. I have information on many marks in my files.

Famous japanese potters and marks. In the meiji period this brand name was used by several arita porcelain makers such as fukagawa porcelain as well as other products of the. During world war ii most ceramics factories for exports ceased except noritake see japanese ceramics of the last 100 years by irene stitt pg 167. While living in japan for many years i researched japanese pottery as a hobby.

To show your appreciation for this site and help me avoid becoming homeless please donate. Japanese porcelain maker s marks signatures. His main awards include the asahi shimbunsha award in the japan ceramic art exhibition in 1962 an award of excellence in the traditional kogei new works exhibition in 1967 the ministry of education award in the japan traditional kogei exhibition in 1976 the japan ceramics society award in 1977 the. See more ideas about pottery makers makers mark pottery marks.

From 1921 1941 wares from japan exported to the united states had to be marked japan or made in japan. Japanese porcelain marks. List of japanese porcelain maker s marks and signatures on antique modern japanese porcelain.