Japanese Ceramic Makers Marks

Japanese porcelain maker s marks signatures.

Japanese ceramic makers marks. Your mark is similar but i believe it is a mark made only for the domestic japanese market. From 1921 1941 wares from japan exported to the united states had to be marked japan or made in japan. Unless you re familiar with the japanese language identifying japanese pottery and porcelain marks can be a daunting task. See more ideas.

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. 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. However in 1921 the us congress requested that japanese customs authorities change the name to japan. Turn the pottery piece over to view the maker s mark.

I am in a financial crisis and i need your help. Ikai yūichi s works are signed or stamped around the footring with the kanji character for yuichi his given name. List of japanese porcelain maker s marks and signatures on antique modern japanese porcelain. A similar mark can be found on a sight called cathy s made in occupied japan page under yamaka.

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. The old japanese ceramic industry was in many ways smaller in scale compared to the chinese. To show your appreciation for this site and help me avoid becoming homeless please donate. The case of nippon or japanese porcelain marks is a bit more peculiar.

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. 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. Non marked pieces are called non kamajirushi. Japanese porcelain marks.

Marks may also be found on the side or the lip of the piece. Marks was also applied for different reasons that on the chinese porcelain. The wooden presentation box is signed with the same name and stamped.