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Subject:oriental vase
Posted By: john9181 Wed, Jan 27, 2016 IP: 92.3.205.89

Does anyone recognize the date, description and maker of this vase. It is 9.3/4" tall. 5.7/8" diameter at its widest point and the foot is 4.4/8" diameter and all weigh 1.1Kg.
Thank you. John.







Subject:Re: oriental vase
Posted By: rat Thu, Jan 28, 2016

recent replica of Korean inlaid celadon from the Goryeo period (918-1392), not sure who the maker is exactly

Subject:Re: oriental vase
Posted By: john9181 Fri, Jan 29, 2016

Thank you for that information. John

Subject:Re: oriental vase
Posted By: Bill H Thu, Jan 28, 2016

Your vase is from Korea, and its character mark, 漢青, is transcribed "Han Cheng" in Korean, according to the Unicode data base. The character 漢, also read as "Han" in Chinese, means the Han Dynasty and Han people, who are synonymous with China and the Chinese people. In this context, adding the character 青 (qing/cheng - the "Color of Nature") gives your mark a meaning of the "Green of China".

Here's an eBay result from the Japanese seller of a teacup and original box with the same markings. The description gives a date for that piece of the 1960s.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SY5-KOREAN-VINTAGE-SIGNED-TEA-BOWL-CERADON-KOURAI-SEIJI-CHAWAN-BOX-NR-/291643169257?hash=item43e74999e9:g:WJIAAOSw1S9Wds6p

Please note, the other non-English descriptive terms in the eBay listing are all Japanese transcriptions.

Best regards,

Bill H.

Subject:Re: oriental vase
Posted By: john9181 Fri, Jan 29, 2016

Thank you very much for the detailed description over and above that which i could have wished for. thank you again. john

Subject:Re: oriental vase
Posted By: snap Thu, Jan 28, 2016

This is probably a modern Korean product. Pretty nice decoration and glaze.

The original phase of this style was produced by inlaying the decoration, most famously depicting cranes. From the appearance of your photos, the decoration is instead underglaze-painted.

The style became best known in the west via the Tanaka collection which I think is now in the Osaka Museum.

If you do an internet image search for the terms Korean celadon cranes, I think you will see similarities and a bit of history.

When the glaze is successfully fired, it is just delicious to look at.

Subject:Re: oriental vase
Posted By: john9181 Fri, Jan 29, 2016

Thank you very much for your response. John

Subject:Re: oriental vase
Posted By: snap Sun, Jan 31, 2016

Oops, that should have been "Ataka" not Tanaka for the collector name.


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