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Subject:Large Japanese Vase?
Posted By: bokaba Thu, Aug 25, 2016 IP: 172.250.142.6 Dear Bill and other members, |
Subject:Re: Large Japanese Vase?
Posted By: Bokaba Wed, May 24, 2017 Based on what I was able to uncover, this vase appears to be European (possibly Austrian or Italian) with a gibberish mark. The artist did not know the difference between Japanese and Chinese dress. I was able to locate the same mark on a 19th Century Austrian plate. |
Subject:Re: Large Japanese Vase?
Posted By: Bill H Wed, May 24, 2017 The top half of the stamp remains a mystery to me too at this point, but the bottom part is fairly legible from right to left as 永勝造. Here's a link to the eBay forum, where someone else is seeking help with the same mark on the back of a Western-style plate, which piece looks to me like some of the stuff being produced at ornamentation factories in Hong Kong and Macao. |
Subject:Re: Large Japanese Vase?
Posted By: Bokaba Thu, May 25, 2017 Thank you for your insight Bill. This is a shot in the dark, but in my opinion, this vase does not look Chinese. May I offer an alternative Japanese reading of the seal? |
Subject:Re: Large Japanese Vase?
Posted By: Bill H Fri, May 26, 2017 Now that you mention it, the top line comes across to me as Satsuma Yaki (薩摩焼) too. The Monash Univ. machine translator gives the surname 'Nagakatsu' for 永勝, but I've found nothing so far that I can tie to anything like your vase. Wonder if it might have been made in Japanese-occupied Hong Kong or Macao. |
Subject:Re: Large Japanese Vase?
Posted By: Bokaba Sun, May 28, 2017 Thanks for your response Bill. Did they make porcelain while HK was occupied by Japan from 1941-1945? I was under the impression that much of the city was destroyed. The only thing I could find with a Satsuma Nagakatsu-zo mark was this incense burner in the Victorian and Albert Museum though the quality is much nicer than the vase and there is no image of the mark. Looks late Meiji Period. |
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