Chinese or Japanese

by Ping
(UK)

Hi Peter,

I have very large of Oriental vase. Please help me to identify this vase.

Thanks,
Ping

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Thank you
by: Ping

Hi Peter,
Thanks for your comment, I agree it looks like Japanese style as the men on the scene.

Hi Stan,
My one has some flower decoration inside the top.

I have no idea about this, my husband got it from local auction.
mark
by: peter

The characters mean "right" (side) and "seven". However, I have seen these characters in old time personal names of men. Might be the craftsman...
Japanese vase
by: Stan

Hi Ping, I have some similar vases, some of the vases I have,have the same mark on the side, Maybe Peter can tell us what the marks mean, I think they might be a kiln mark or the makers mark, the ones I have are marked on the bottom with a six characher mark, made by Fukagawa, on all the early fukagawa vases that I have seen they also decorated the inside top usually with a flower decoration, is yours decorated inside the top rim, the ones that I have do not have a crackle glaze like yours, the crackle was made that way but usually by satsuma and the porcelain by satsuma had a tan color glaze with crackle, the fukagawa did samurai warriors and wemen in bright colors like yours and a ruffed top rim, from Stan.
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by: peter

Japanese style, motif/shape and mark.
I will leave it to someone specialized on Japanese items to tell whether it was actually made in Japan or in China.

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