Featured Thousand face pitcher, any ideas as to maker? or age?

Discussion in 'Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain' started by sunday silence, Dec 22, 2020.

  1. sunday silence

    sunday silence Well-Known Member

    This came up at auction a week or so ago and I had to pass it without having any idea of what it was. For future refernence: what's that mark on the bottom for one thing? And in general what do I call these things: "Thousand face something?" I couldn't find anything when I googled pitchers. Any general ideas on how to id these would be great. These are all the pics I have, like I said it was an auction and that's all I got. 30218808_21ED5A6400934AA3843F95B8CA270B72.jpeg 11444886_78EF337466834420A7C20B9C84745364.jpeg 75628930_6C55499A1FF74665B08B1E4D1E67D99A.jpeg 10266819_093014DE40084523B103838E736E5FC0.jpeg 19126077_D593DE611B6349FC85D12F8398906D43.jpeg
     
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  2. janetpjohn

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  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    A thousand tiny Japanese ladies trying to find their way in a crowd on the outside of a prunus blossom base pitcher?
     
  4. blooey

    blooey Well-Known Member

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  7. sunday silence

    sunday silence Well-Known Member

    Thanks for all the great information here. Is there really a place for a lid to sit on the pitcher on the one I posted? I dont see it.
     
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  9. TallCakes

    TallCakes Well-Known Member

  10. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Here in the Netherlands we would certainly call this shape a chocolate pitcher. We were the first to commission them from Japan in the 17th-18th century, so I guess we are to blame.:playful:
     
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