Lusterware & Made in Japan Ceramics

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Comment by Carole Bess White on November 15, 2012 at 7:14pm

Or they might have gone together--no way to know for sure.  It's a pretty bowl.

Comment by Lillian Dunbar on November 15, 2012 at 8:36am

Maybe they didn't originally go together, I just found them that way in my aunt's estate.

Comment by Carole Bess White on November 14, 2012 at 5:00pm

I believe it is pre-WWII.  It is odd because the frog is Tokanabe ware--that lumpy, black-glazed kind of work, while the bowl looks to have a smooth finish.

Comment by Lillian Dunbar on November 12, 2012 at 12:50pm

Can anyone tell about how old this shallow ceramic bowl is? It's 8.5" in diameter and has a bird and leaf motif. The frog inside is not attached to the bowl itself. It's marked only JAPAN in gold on the bottom of each piece.

Comment by Carole Bess White on June 27, 2012 at 2:57pm

I did extensive research with the antique specialist at the U.S. Customs Bureau, and that's not what I found about the word "foreign."  If what she says were true, all the Hand Painted Nippon pieces would be marked that way, and they are not.

CBW

 

Comment by Lillian Dunbar on June 27, 2012 at 7:39am

I found this related info at nancyscollectibles.com:

You probably have seen porcelain or other items marked "Foreign" and wondered what that meant. The Congress of the United States passed the McKinley Tariff Act on October 1, 1890. It imposed tariffs on imports and demanded that the name of the country or origin be stamped or printed on items imported into the United States. Beginning in 1893, every item that was imported into the United States had to be marked "Foreign". Due to a revision in 1914, all items after 1923 had to be marked with a complete mark. If any item was not marked according to the law, it would be turned back at customs.

 

Comment by Carole Bess White on June 26, 2012 at 11:29pm

Yes, it is a pincushion.  Because it says "Foreign," it was probably exported to England as their marking laws were not the same as ours.  It is unusual for a piece to be stamped both "Japan" and "Foreign," but it doesn't really add to the value.  It is one of those "mystery animals" the Japanese were so fond of--kind of dog-like, but not entirely, and with characteristics of other animals as well.

 

Carole Bess White

Comment by Lillian Dunbar on June 26, 2012 at 2:37pm

This cute 3" long figurine I assume was originally meant to be a pin cushion since it has a velvet material in the hole on it's back. I can't determine whether it's supposed to depict a bear, dog or cat. What is unusual (I've never seen this on any other piece) is that it's stamped JAPAN on back near the bottom, but the printed mark on the bottom just says "FOREIGN".

Comment by Carole Bess White on April 16, 2012 at 3:27pm

You got a good deal.  The Occupied Japan ceramics period was 1947--1952 because it took them a while after WWII to get organized and into production again.

Comment by Lillian Dunbar on April 16, 2012 at 2:54pm

I stopped at an estate sale this weekend and picked up about a dozen figurines marked either "Made in Japan" or "Made in Occupied Japan" in mainly in red letters, but some are black.  and I figured for what I paid, they cost me $2 each. Several had more interesting marks. Can anyone gibe more info on the makes shown and tell how the market is now on Occupied Japan. In other words, did I get a good deal?

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