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Pottery => What's my Pottery? => Topic started by: thrownclay on August 30, 2007, 04:25:03 PM

Title: Marked Tenmoku Bowl
Post by: thrownclay on August 30, 2007, 04:25:03 PM
Does anyone recognize this ... or give me any of your thoughts?

Deeply incised ... very well designed ... and well made.

The mark near the foot is S then another letter ... possibly H ... but I just cannot make it out.
Title: Re: Marked Tenmoku Bowl
Post by: thrownclay on August 30, 2007, 04:26:48 PM
... here is the mark ... for what it is worth!
Title: Re: Marked Tenmoku Bowl
Post by: thrownclay on August 31, 2007, 07:40:23 AM
Pip,
Believe it or not that shiny image as actually a good likeness of what can be seen. It is very difficult to make out because of the high gloss glaze ... but I am 100% sure that the first letter is S. I've been through ALL the marks on Fourniers book that begin with S and I have not found any possible matches - either the mark is not quite right or the style mentioned does not match what I see. But the second letter may have a vertical line in it - like I,L,U,H,J.