Posted 10 years ago
JayDH
(16 items)
Any ideas on the maker of this ginger jar or the time frame? It is marked with an unidentifiable blue circular mark under the glaze and a made in Japan sticker over the glaze. It was a lamp at one point. This is exactly how the bottom of the base looked once removed from the lamp base. Definitely Japanese, but need help identifying the mark. I can't even find the pattern.
Thanks!
Hello,
Thanks for your reply. There are actually a few cracks on the inside near the base, but as for cracks on the outside I don't see any cracks where crackling is visible. When I removed the base it sat on this is exactly how it looked. The blue mark is hand-painted and I believe was applied after the biscuit firing (like you said) but before the glaze is applied. I added a few more photos. Also, I found this on Ruby lane, ... http://www.rubylane.com/item/440416-TOLW825/Large-Pair-Ginger-Jar-Lamps-Japanese?utm_source=thefind&utm_medium=productfeed ... if you follow this link it will take you to a pair of Japanese ginger vases. On the base I see what appears to be the same mark except for it is impressed and is listed as Japanese Kutani. Yet when I research Kutani markings nothing even similar comes up. Thanks again!