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Subject:Pottery bottle looks old signed
Posted By: Billy Sat, Nov 14, 2015 IP: 100.9.76.27 small pottery bottle or what do you call it ? |
Subject:Re: Pottery bottle looks old signed
Posted By: Bill H Sun, Nov 15, 2015 This could be a Japanese sake bottle (tokkuri) or perhaps a vase. Not especially old, I think, since the painting doesn't look to be traditional. The script on its base is 90 degrees to the right of reading position. When flipped left it is ไป็, which can be read "Nio" in Japanese. This is what the Japanese call the two muscular guardian deities at the gates of temples. It also is a surname and has a literal meaning of "fragrant". In Chinese ไป็ is read "Ren Wang" (Benevolent King), and can be another term for the Buddha. |
Subject:Re: Pottery bottle looks old signed
Posted By: Billy Mon, Nov 16, 2015 Thanks Bill, that is odd that it reads both Japanese and Chinese, I never knew something like that. |
Subject:Re: Pottery bottle looks old signed
Posted By: Bill H Tue, Nov 17, 2015 Japanese kanji script is based in standard Chinese characters and retains many of the same root meanings. However, the pronunciation is different in most cases, and Japan has a system of phonetics that are mixed with kanji in modern newspapers. Korean also has a basis in Chinese. |
Subject:Re: Pottery bottle looks old signed
Posted By: Billy Tue, Nov 17, 2015 Okay Bill, got it.. |
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