Porcelain Figurines Porcelain Dolls Chinese & Japanese Porcelain Pottery or Porcelain Vases English Bone China Majolica Ceramics Collectible Porcelain Tiles Bisque Porcelain Faience Pottery Ironstone & Stoneware Studio & Art Pottery Tea or Chocolate Sets ...
Japanese, Taisho period (1913-1926). Click here to see large picture 946. Mark: Tai Ming Chenghua Nian Zhi, meaning "Greatest (sic) Ming Chenghua make". Common mark on Arita "Imari" porcelain, a mixed-up and carelessly written Chenghua mark; the extra dot in the fist Da character ...
Macau, being a city with a rich history of trade and cultural exchange, has a history of porcelain production. However, it is not known to have been a significant industry in the area. Historically, Macau was known more for its trade of Chinese and Japanese porcelain, as well as other go...
Whether its English pottery marks or German porcelain marks, Japanese vintage backstamps or Chinese seal marks, the abundance of unknown branding logos sometimes can seem like a frighteningly huge subject to tackle. Video Player is loading.
However, it is also important to remember that even the most prestigious porcelain manufacturers were, to some degree, considered imitators in their own day. Some 18th-century Meissen pieces, for example, bear Oriental designs or features and are even painted with fake Chinese or Japanese marks!
One thing he clearly saw was the business potential if the quality of Japanese art and skilled craft could be adapted to the needs and taste of the American consumer. Morimura brothers was still a many faceted importing company of which the porcelain were just one part. Beside running a ...
The Meissen Porcelain story began when Augustus II The Strong; Elector of Saxony and King of Poland (1670-1733), protected the goldsmith Johann Friedrich Bottger from the Prussians pursuing him. The protection of this passionate collector of Chinese and Japanese porcelain, together with the encounte...
Interestingly, most imported Japanese porcelain from this time period rarely carried the manufacturer's mark. Instead, they displayed the logo of the Exporter or Trading Company responsible for their distribution. For example, Noritake, one of the most well-known companies, used nearly 400 independent...
and created the masterpiece called the Lang Kiln. This dark red porcelain is called Lang Kiln red, cow blood red, and red jewels in Chinese, and cinnabar in Japanese, and it is famous to this day. From the French king Louis to the aristocrats from Britain, Netherlands, and Germany, they...
in France the cost was so prohibitive that it mostly required patronage from royalty or aristocracy, and Chantilly was ultimately financed by Louis Henry de Bourbon.Until around 1750, the wares produced at Chantilly were heavily influenced by designs from both China and the Japanese Kakiemon style....