I guess it is indeed Chinese and Cizhou style, fairly new...
From what I can see in the photos i think it is an old, 19th c one. The bottom is not unusual, here is an earlier example of such flat, unglazed...
I would think it is a Chinese opera mask, Japanese Noh masks look different, and in Kabuki the actors usually do not wear masks, their faces are...
Silver, I do not know for all museums, but the VAM has a "free opinion service", you can bring them the piece you want to ask about or send them...
I do not think it was bought in China, as these were generally exported to the West.
I do not think this is a mark at all.
It is a Chinese "Canton" blue and white export platter from the 19th c, nice one. Here is a comparable one I have. Yours is has the more common...
One last remark, the description of the Boston piece may be wrong, the shape and decoration are so similar to the other examples that it may be...
say_it_slowly yes, it is a pity that they do not show the bases. Age was not mentioned, but I think it should be 18th c, all comparable examples...
A very knowledgeable person in the field of Japanese ceramics confirmed that your bottle is Japanese. It could be Awata ware or Satsuma. I was...
Here is one: https://imged.com/toyo-tea-caddy-porcelain-5640366.html
The mark is Japanese, reading "Yamaichi Kinsei" (山一謹製 ) , "Yamaichi humbly made". It is fairly new. I have read somewhere that a similar jar with...
Do you mind if I link to this thread in another place to double-check?
Very nice piece, I first thought Korea too, but then I thought you might have something special here, called "Tangen Satsuma". Compare a very...
Thank you Houseful and say_it_slowly for your help! The shape of my dish is that of "G" in the second picture (or H in the first one), so if my...
I see the number 42...
Could you please help me to identify this dish? The diameter is 22 cm. It is European, but how old is it and where was it made? It has three stilt...
It is early 20th c Kutani, maker is Wataya.
http://gotheborg.com/marks/zjz.shtml
Mill Cove Treasures, there is no quick answer, you just get an idea of what is old and what not by looking on a lot of pieces... A good starting...
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