Thank you for recommending this website. I have used this site previously to figure out that my sword is from late ww2 but from what I can...
So, I am currently trying to find a likely age bracket for the production of my Japanese Shin-Gunto Sword. Based off the sheath, handle and hand...
Recently I purchased this large Satsuma fruit bowl (I think its a fruit bowl) as the makers mark stood out to me. Quite frankly I have never seen...
Cheers for the information, after reading through the linked websites I am surprised by how much some pieces of Noritake can sell for. When I...
Yes it does have a bone spoon inside attached to the stopper. It seems like my hunch that it was made fairly recently was correct. Thanks for the...
The makers mark on this perfume bottle has confused me. Recently I have been trying to increase my knowledge of Chinese makers marks on porcelain...
So, I recently picked up a large plate with the Oriental Willow design, I believe this plate to be made sometime in the 1800's due to the...
So, I have been comparing my other pieces of Noritake to the different linked websites above and I believe my other pieces have the 1902 Maruki...
Does the floral design of Noritake always mean that a specific piece was made in the early 1900's or did the floral design continue to be used...
Ok good to know about how different pieces of satsuma were produced at that time, and if I find any good quality pieces I will have to be sure to...
Ok thanks for the help, I will have to do some more research into Kinkozan porcelain and my assumption of early 1900's was not that far off
Yes I think you may be right, after looking through the website posted above it does seem to be from that time period, a bit earlier than my...
Ah much appreciated, I did not know this site existed, Cheers
So, recently I have been trying to find the makers and approximate age of three Satsuma vases based off of the underside marks. I believe that...
So, what I can gather on this Noritake porcelain piece is that the 'Made in Japan' inscription on the makers mark means this piece was made for a...
So, I need help identifying the artist's seal on this painting as I am trying to identify the approximate age of the painting. It is painted on a...
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[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] So, I believe this pot to be made around the early 1900's but I cannot find a match for the makers mark. Any...
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So I believe this pot is from the Shimazu clan in feudal Japan, the exterior is slightly cracked/faded and the bottom of the pot is rather worn....
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