Is this a Kutani ware?

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  1. Vanilla_Frost

    Vanilla_Frost New Member

    Hi! I bought a beautiful tea set from a thrift shop. I was wondering if anyone can help in identifying the maker and year of this tea set. I tried searching online (i.e gotheborg) and concluded that this may be a Kutani ware based on the mark but I still have my doubts. Would really be thankful if anyone would be able to provide further information for this tea set. Here's a picture for reference.

    Sorry just took a picture of the tea cup.
    Kutani 1.jpg Kutani 2.jpg
     
    Figtree3 and Any Jewelry like this.
  2. Vanilla_Frost

    Vanilla_Frost New Member

    I have added the pictures of the complete set

    Kutani 3.jpg Kutani 4.jpg
     
  3. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

  4. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    Oh, Welcome to the board.
     
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  5. blooey

    blooey Well-Known Member

    I'm not familiar with that actual mark, but to my eye that ware is Kutani.
     
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  6. janetpjohn

    janetpjohn Well-Known Member

  7. Couch Potato Wannabe

    Couch Potato Wannabe Well-Known Member

    Japanese Satsuma Thousand Flowers Design
    1915-1925
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  8. janetpjohn

    janetpjohn Well-Known Member

    Is yours marked Satsuma?
     
  9. kentworld

    kentworld Well-Known Member

    Very pretty. I would think kutani, too, from the character for 9 which seems to be in kutani marks. I could be all wet, though. 20th c, it seems to me.
     
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  10. Couch Potato Wannabe

    Couch Potato Wannabe Well-Known Member

  11. Vanilla_Frost

    Vanilla_Frost New Member

    Thank you! :)
     
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  12. Vanilla_Frost

    Vanilla_Frost New Member

    Wow! If this is really from that period then that's so cool! Now I want to collect them all. They're all so pretty! I wonder what it's worth now. I'm not really an antique collector. I just stumbled upon my tea set from a thrift shop. I feel so lucky to have found it! Thank you so much for your reply. I feel so happy!
     
  13. Vanilla_Frost

    Vanilla_Frost New Member

    Hello! I don't know, what does a Satsuma mark look like? Sorry not really an antique collector, so not really familiar. But I do think that I will be looking for antiques/vintage stuff from now on.
     
  14. Vanilla_Frost

    Vanilla_Frost New Member

    Yes it does seem like Kutani based on the pictures shown in the thread. Thank you!
     
  15. Vanilla_Frost

    Vanilla_Frost New Member

    Thank you, I saw that one earlier but I had my doubts as I guess I was looking for a mark that is more "exact". I guess it was silly of me to think that way, of course there will be variations.
     
  16. Dory64

    Dory64 Well-Known Member

    Hi, there are many variations to both Satsuma and Kutani marks as they are named for the province they are made in, so many different makers. There can be similarities between the two, and I came across this thread due to researching a piece of so-called Satsuma (I haven't seen the mark yet) in the same pattern - called "thousand flowers" however if you google it as well as this pattern you will get the Satsuma pattern more commonly associated with this name which is orange/red/yellow with chrysanthemums. The easiest way to tell Kutani is the "R" character (at the top of yours) - which I call the Kutani R (it means something else entirely but for me it's an easy way to explain to others), however not all Kutani has it and not all Kutani is marked. Similarly with Satsuma - there is a "mon" (a circle with a cross in it) that is often on pieces and signifies Satsuma and another character that looks like an anchor with a flat bottom. Wikipedia has good descriptions of both wares and Gotheburg has a plethora of marks for both wares amongst many other Japanese and Chinese marks. https://gotheborg.com. Hope this helps.
     
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