Curious as to the value of this bowl and who makes it thx!
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Very pretty. Can’t help on the value, but this is ‘Kutani-ware’ from Japan. The mark is this way up, with the columns reading from right to left:
The first column says 九谷 (Kutani, meaning ‘Nine Valleys’) which is both the name of a village and a large surrounding area renowned for porcelain production. The second column will likely tell us more, but I’m not familiar with those characters. If our esteemed member Yang Hao is on-line I expect he can provide a translation which might lead to a more specific maker.
The style of the mark looks to be relatively modern, so I would think it’s no older than vintage and perhaps quite recent. The extensive use of gold decoration around the cranes would suggest that too,
The first column says 九谷 (Kutani, meaning ‘Nine Valleys’) which is both the name of a village and a large surrounding area renowned for porcelain production. The second column will likely tell us more, but I’m not familiar with those characters. If our esteemed member Yang Hao is on-line I expect he can provide a translation which might lead to a more specific maker.
The style of the mark looks to be relatively modern, so I would think it’s no older than vintage and perhaps quite recent. The extensive use of gold decoration around the cranes would suggest that too,
