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Subject:Who knows what this mark means?
Posted By: Henk Thu, Mar 05, 2015 IP: 77.251.108.116 Who can tell me what the maker is off this dish is? |
Subject:Re: Who knows what this mark means?
Posted By: Arjan Thu, Mar 05, 2015 Hallo Henk, |
Subject:Re: Who knows what this mark means?
Posted By: Art Fri, Mar 06, 2015 Made by a Company " Toshi Zhoa ". Most like late 19th. |
Subject:Re: Who knows what this mark means?
Posted By: Bill H Fri, Mar 06, 2015 I believe the mark may read down and across from the right as "Kaga Kutani Watano Sei" (Made at Kaga, Kutani [region] by Watano). The foto fuzz factor clouds the 2nd character in the left stack too much to read it with certainty. I believe this character might help identify the Watano generation responsible for the piece, though I don't have the references to on hand to determine those dates in any event. The painting is consistent with the Meiji period (1868-1912). Ormolu mounts on the piece probably were added by an owner. |
Subject:Re: Who knows what this mark means?
Posted By: Bill H Sun, Mar 08, 2015 Based on the below photo, I believe the kanji in Henk's mark is as follows: |
Subject:Re: Who knows what this mark means?
Posted By: Arjan Mon, Mar 09, 2015 Hi all, |
Subject:Re: Who knows what this mark means?
Posted By: Henk Thu, Mar 12, 2015 Thanks for the information |
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