Unless you re familiar with the japanese language identifying japanese pottery and porcelain marks can be a daunting task.
Jl japan marking on ceramic pitcher.
Vintage copper lustre pitcher painted embossed flowers.
This porcelain had a bibi mark on it and was sold in beirut.
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 few real life samples of genuine moorcroft pottery marks.
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Marks shown here are circa 1907 to 1919 with both a green rectangular underglaze t v whiteware mark and a red bell overglaze decorating mark.
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There are many variations.
The mark occurs on several pieces of which some are almost identical to kutani.
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.
Vintage tashiro japan cruet pitcher bamboo porcelain handle flowers black trim.
Pictoral guide to pottery porcelain marks and kovels new dictionary of marks.
Or t v.
Vtg estate hotta yu shoten japan grapefruit fruit juicer pitcher set.
From 1921 1941 wares from japan exported to the united states had to be marked japan or made in japan.
The range of moorcroft pottery marks begins with william moorcroft s time at the mackintyre pottery and covers the 100 year history of design and ownership by william his son walter moorcroft other more current owners and marks of artists and designers from the moorcroft design studio.
Vintage art mark porcelain pitcher and saucer hand painted with fruits.
If you pick up a piece of pottery and it has identifying marks such as a name or logo you can easily determine the maker.
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See the frankoma pitcher right.
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Since not all pottery is marked the identification must be done with a little more resourcefulness.
Recent information has it that bibi is the name of a family import firm that imported porcelain from japan to lebanon during the 1950s and 60s.
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