Tashiro Zo, Tashiro made. Made in Yokohama, probably Taisho Period.
TASHIRO SHOTEN
According to "Collector's Guide to Made In Japan Ceramics" Carole Bess White, Tashiro Shoten was in business before WWII and closed in 1954
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I have a planter with a blue elephant head mark on bottom. It has a two peacocks and cherry trees. It has picures of tree on the other 3 sides. I can not find one like it. Wanted to know wh at is was worth.
ReplyDeleteI do not give values. I am not qualified. I can't picture the mark you described. You may send it to my email located on the side bar.
ReplyDeleteMy mother who is 86, a few days ago told me a story about how she broke the lid to a cookie jar when she wasn't yet 5 years old and remembers it vividly because her mother cried about it and was very upset. After my grandmother died my mother possession of the jar and found an unoriginal clear lid that fit it perfectly. It has been on her hutch ever since. I took a pic of the mark and it is the TA Made in Japan, the Tashiro Shoten and it has similar painting as the example above.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet story. Thank you for sharing.
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