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<p>[QUOTE="LauraGarnet02, post: 8942016, member: 20118"]From my experiences trying to translate hand signed Japanese marks on pottery, I think the symbol that looks like an upside down capital T means mountain. It's very soft and swirly compared to how they are usually drawn.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]429937[/ATTACH] </p><p><a href="https://search.brave.com/images?q=Japanese+calligraphy+symbol+for+mountain&spellcheck=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://search.brave.com/images?q=Japanese+calligraphy+symbol+for+mountain&spellcheck=0" rel="nofollow">https://search.brave.com/images?q=Japanese+calligraphy+symbol+for+mountain&spellcheck=0</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The swiped on white glaze I think is Shino. There is a different word for it if it's swiped on with a brush or fingers! Which I have forgotten and have lost all my research.</p><p><br /></p><p>Otherwise I would add only that pinched or altered pot might be good keywords.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="LauraGarnet02, post: 8942016, member: 20118"]From my experiences trying to translate hand signed Japanese marks on pottery, I think the symbol that looks like an upside down capital T means mountain. It's very soft and swirly compared to how they are usually drawn. [ATTACH=full]429937[/ATTACH] [URL]https://search.brave.com/images?q=Japanese+calligraphy+symbol+for+mountain&spellcheck=0[/URL] The swiped on white glaze I think is Shino. There is a different word for it if it's swiped on with a brush or fingers! Which I have forgotten and have lost all my research. Otherwise I would add only that pinched or altered pot might be good keywords.[/QUOTE]
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