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Message:: [QUOTE="Bingamum, post: 4176426, member: 19618"][ATTACH=full]333657[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]333659[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]333660[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]333661[/ATTACH] I don’t know who in the family originally acquired these bowls (18.5 cm/7 in), or when or where they came from so don’t know whether they are vintage or more modern. They were wrapped up together so perhaps they have always been a pair. They are by two different artists and have two different marks but the same scene and the same poem so maybe there was an assembly line churning this style out mass market and everyone has one! I wasn’t sure what to call them when researching and tried so many combinations of “bowl” but could never find this particular shape until researching another object. I think they are calligraphy brush wash bowls and there is a definite darkish line along one rim that could be consistent with a brush being dragged over the same area for a long period of time. I have read that calligraphy accessories were sometimes made in China for the Japanese market. I have searched for the marks with no luck so think they might be a name. As always I appreciate any thoughts.[/QUOTE]