The old japanese ceramic industry was in many ways smaller in scale compared to the chinese.
Japanese ceramic pottery marks.
His saké ware is stamped around the footring with the same character.
The wooden presentation box is also signed ko and holds his name stamp.
Japanese porcelain marks.
Personal signatures by the artists involved are quite common.
The japanese porcelain maker s marks signatures listed below are currently not in any specific order or categorized by maker artist period or style etc.
Japanese porcelain marks backstamps.
This is a work in progress.
I will share what i learn about the kilns history terminology potters decorators styles and marks.
Unless you re familiar with the japanese language identifying japanese pottery and porcelain marks can be a daunting task.
Kamada kōji s tea ceremony bowls and larger works are signed with the kanji character for ko the first in his given name.