Made In Japan Marks On Ceramics

Japanese porcelain marks backstamps.

Made in japan marks on ceramics.

Customs required country names to be in english and the word japan was used instead of nippon items marked made in occupied japan were made between february 1947 and april 1952. Porcelain intended for the united kingdom market uses foreign instead of made in japan. Identify a mark by shape. Some marks look like a circle square bird or animal shape etc.

The wooden presentation box is also signed ko and holds his name stamp. Pre 1921 items were not marked made in japan. Minton mark c1850 amherst japan paragon china paris porcelain mark bourdoir bloch rosenthal porcelain c1930 royal bonn lyonais c1897 royal bonn sarreguemines mark france wien keramos austrian c1930 mayer sherratt c1906 to 1920 wade pottery mark c1957 onwards gerbing stephan g st c1861 to 1900 louis majorelle makers mark. Beginning in 1921 u s.

Same factory also used a mark with a crown inside a wreath. A mark made by stencil is a much later way of marking dating from the showa period 1926 to 1989. According to experts on 19th and 20th century japanese ceramics the color does not help date a mark. Many early japanese pottery marks were hand painted as they were viewed as a signature.

Kamada kōji s tea ceremony bowls and larger works are signed with the kanji character for ko the first in his given name. In february 1947 the general headquarters administrative arm of the american occupying forces ordered all products made for export to be marked occupied japan or made in occupied japan world war ii devasted the japanese economy. They are all a little different either in color size or shape. To illustrate how difficult it can be to pinpoint an item s manufacturing period both arita ware from the qianlong period 18th century and from the 1970s use a hazy blue underglaze for their marks.

In use on porcelain made at the noritake factory chikaramachi branch during 1928 1946. His saké ware is stamped around the footring with the same character. The japanese ceramic industry was one of the first to be revitalized. Marks with letters are listed in alphabetical order.

During world war ii most ceramics factories for exports ceased except noritake see japanese ceramics of the last 100 years by irene stitt pg 167. Mark occurs in black and red. After 1921 a lot of countries marked them either japan or nippon. Most were marked japan.

After the war exports were labled made in occupied japan. Chikaramachi made in japan. Made in japan or japan from 1921 1941 wares from japan exported to the united states had to be marked japan or made in japan.