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Pottery => What's my Pottery? => Topic started by: marketsquare on August 09, 2015, 03:10:20 AM

Title: Japanese 5 1/8" vase
Post by: marketsquare on August 09, 2015, 03:10:20 AM

I have this 5 1/8" tall light blue glazed (celedon) vase with hand painted flowering tree on it. It is signed on the bottom  It has a feel of japanese to me but what do i know. Any information is appreciated.

Pete

Title: Re: Japanese 5 1/8" vase
Post by: keith on August 09, 2015, 02:06:26 PM

Pretty sure the mark is upside down but that type of script is difficult to read, for me any way, couldn't say if it was Japanese of Chinese, sorry, ??? ;D

Title: Re: Japanese 5 1/8" vase
Post by: Mosquito on August 19, 2015, 06:36:07 AM

As Keith said, the mark is upside down. It appears to read 海東 (literal meaning 'sea' + 'east'). The vase doesn't look Chinese to me so I'd think Japanese is most likely (although I'm sure I've seen Korean pieces in this shape too...)