[ATTACH] It has indeed silver on it, it is a piece for tourists made in early 20th c in Egypt. The technique is similar to Mamluk revival...
The grave monument you have a copy of: http://nam.culture.gr/portal/page/portal/deam/virtual_exhibitions/EAMS/EAMG869 The first of the slabs from...
Yes, 2 &3 are from the Parthenon frieze and 4 is an Athenian grave monument in the National Museum in Athens.
I think this is rather lacquer on porcelain, not Totai. Nevertheless very beautiful!
Nobody has deciphered that so far. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaistos_Disc
It is Chinese (or more unlikely Japanese). The character which appears repeatedly is "Fu" meaning "luck". The jar does not look old IMO...
Just an idea, if you turn it 90 degrees to the right the mark almost loks like a Chinese seal script character...
Yes, this is Kutani. The mark reads "Eiraku" and is related to the potter Eiraku Hozen who helped to establish pottery production in the Kutani...
Not Kutani but Awata ware, the maker is Kinkozan.
It is Imari, not Kutani, but i would agree with a late Edo date, maybe more towards mid 19th c...
The paper is indeed not related to the bowl, which is 19th c "kitchen Qing" IMO. The incised letter is likely a kind of owner's mark. But haha, I...
Thank you Figtree3 and Lucille.b! If I get more pictures I will post them of course.
Thank you both, unfortunately I do not have more info, a friend asked me if I could read the signature, but he had only that picture. It is on a...
[ATTACH] Could you please help me to read the signature on the bottom of this? The text is written in French, if that helps. Thank you very much, Mat
Hi, I can only partly read the mark, the right column under the Satsuma mon reads just "Satsuma". On the left is the name of the maker, which I...
Here are some Kutahya pieces, some have similar decoration to yours. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/coffee-break/tAIS1edPh8jaJg
I agree that Persia would make sense, too, but I am very certain that this is Kütahya. I am not at home right now but I will post examples in a...
It is Turkish from Kütahya. IMO it dates to the mid 20th c.
It says "Kutani".
These are Japanese transfer printed plates, early 20th c. With that brown ribbed rim they are called "Igezara".
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