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Bowl with 5 point star on bottom

Discussion in 'Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain' started by TerraSpinone, Dec 10, 2016.

  1. TerraSpinone

    TerraSpinone New Member

    Can anyone give information about this bowl with a 5 point star on the bottom? Any thoughts about the manufacturer, time-frame would be appreciated. We see no other identifying marks.

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  2. gregsglass

    gregsglass Well-Known Member

    Hi,
    I have had the star on other Made in Japan pieces.
    greg
     
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  3. lauragarnet

    lauragarnet Well-Known Member

    Are you talking about "Nippon era" Japanese porcelain, Greg?
     
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  4. lauragarnet

    lauragarnet Well-Known Member

    This might be a clue.
    At Gotheborg, on the Noritake (Morimura Bros.) page, scroll down to mark 1045 (blue and white Phoenix Bird Pitcher)...The star shape is a firing support mark for the base to rest on during firing to avoid sagging and deformation.
    http://gotheborg.com/marks/noritake.shtml

    I was going to head down the RS Prussia path, until Greg mentioned Japan.
     
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  5. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    I have some early 1900's Nippon (not Morimura Bros.) that have the same kind of "star," but the arms of the star are not flattened like this one looks to be. Not sure if that makes a difference.
     
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  6. TerraSpinone

    TerraSpinone New Member

    Thank you for the helpful information! It sounds like this is probably Japanese. Could this be from before 1891 since there is no other labeling on it saying "Nippon"?
     
  7. gregsglass

    gregsglass Well-Known Member

    Hi,
    I have some on Nippon era pieces plus I had a huge Bonsai planter with the star on the bottom from the 40s.
    greg
     
  8. msgood2shoe

    msgood2shoe Well-Known Member

    IIRC, the "star" is also found on Continental pieces. It was included in the bottom mold design to give support to the middle of the piece while firing. I'm not sure it is indicative of any particular country of origin, let alone manufacturer

    Whoops, just saw that lauragarnet also noted the reason for it.
     
  9. TerraSpinone

    TerraSpinone New Member

    Thanks. It seems like we will never really know when this was made or by whom. It was handed down in a German family so I wonder if it has German or European origin.

    Thank you. So by c
     
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