JAPANESE PORCELAIN... NEED HELP

[808beginnerdigger]

Posted my Japanese dish I dug requesting some info in the "Porcelain/Ceramic/Pottery" forum. It's a bit unusual as I can't find anything on the web.

Mahalo! Gang!

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.p...,411670.0.html

[ivan salis]

sure its japanese ? might be chinese.

[808beginnerdigger]

sure its japanese ? might be chinese.

Closely Japanese... Although you may also be right too. I found this image of a Japanese Imari Plate with the same picture configurations. Three types of plants, one of which I know is bamboo, arranged in a triangle type setting.

http://www.cyberattic.com/stores/dru...yberattic.html

[Colonel Ken]

Nate,
Nice Imari bowl. You got the Sakura and bamboo design. If you look closely you may find the edge of the stencil.

[sodetraveler]

It's a bit unusual as I can't find anything on the web.

This might sound a bit crazy, but have you considered going down to a Japanese (or Chinese) store?

My wife is Chinese and so I do allot of shopping at our local Chinese super markets - there are lots of these in California.

I was shocked when I first noticed that most of these have entire aisles full of cheap cups and dishes that look exactly the same as the ones I've been digging up in 100+ year old dumps!

They still sell the same classic blue on white patterns that I've become so familiar with. Most of it is very crude and quite cheap - and there's allot of it to choose from.....

There should be plenty places in Hawaii that sell the same stuff, but unfortunately I've been away far too long to be able to offer any suggestions. Maybe someone in one of the specialty shops could help with the design? Good luck!

[808beginnerdigger]

It's a bit unusual as I can't find anything on the web.

This might sound a bit crazy, but have you considered going down to a Japanese (or Chinese) store?

My wife is Chinese and so I do allot of shopping at our local Chinese super markets - there are lots of these in California.

I was shocked when I first noticed that most of these have entire aisles full of cheap cups and dishes that look exactly the same as the ones I've been digging up in 100+ year old dumps!

They still sell the same classic blue on white patterns that I've become so familiar with. Most of it is very crude and quite cheap - and there's allot of it to choose from.....

There should be plenty places in Hawaii that sell the same stuff, but unfortunately I've been away far too long to be able to offer any suggestions. Maybe someone in one of the specialty shops could help with the design? Good luck!

Thanks... I'll see if Pake at Antique Alley has any ideas.