Doesn’t look right to me

https://allthatsinteresting.com/namikawa-yasuyuki-vase

 

Looks like a nice piece of ginbari. Beyond that I have no idea.

 

Bottom is round but has a square plate stuck on, is that normal? I thought most or all real markings were applied directly to the object. (Cited from: https://www.antiquers.com/threads/doesn’t-look-right-to-me.79445/)

 

It looks like a sterling plate attached to a brass vase. Given the mixed metals, no idea. It might have been something to do with the high-end maker, or it might be hokum. I'm not expert enough to have a clue.

 

The maker has much to do with the value.Its really exquisite if you enlarge the picture and look closely. That being said,I wouldnt know enough to be able to tell it apart from the zillion others out there.

 

Here's a very similar, 7 1/4" vase that sold for £29,000 in 2019:



https://www.antiquestradegazette.co...se-heads-back-to-japan-after-auction-in-kent/

 

I wonder if the thrift shops that sell these kind of things see the newspaper articles and expect a share of it?

 

Here are many to compare, some others show the sterling square with marks. Maybe ok, dunno. https://www.google.com/search?q=Namikawa Yasuyuki.

 

They can expect all they want but if they sold it, they have no recourse.

 

It would be a nice gesture to donate some to the charity shop. I would. I'm the person who would tell people what they have and not to sell it too cheaply!