http://www.tklibby.com/Awaji_Pottery.html
http://www.gotheborg.com/marks/awaji.shtml
You are invited to come along with me as I learn about Japanese ceramics. I will share what I learn about the kilns, history, terminology, potters, decorators, styles, and marks. This is a work in progress. ** NOTICE: I DO NOT ANSWER QUERIES ON PERSONAL PIECES. I DO NOT GIVE VALUATIONS. General comments and questions will still be accepted.
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Otagiri Mercantile Company OMC
The This company was in business from 1954-1994. It was bought out by Enesco in 1994. Registered in NYC and San Francisco. Recognized by its gold diamond shaped sticker with OMC.
Otagiri imported wares from many Japanese kilns/companies. Most were marked with an OMC sticker. However some were produced especially for Otagiri and have an incised mark or a transfer mark with Otagiri. These appear to have been made around the mid 1970's to mid 1980's.
Imports from Japanese Kilns/companies include:
Kozangama (Mino)
UPDATE:
SEIZAN GAMA
***There is uncertainty even among Japanese sites as to the reading.
From comparison of the bone script characters, I am going with Seizan for this and another similar mark.
*These are similar but not exact. Both appear to be Sei in bone script, although on many Japanese sites the mark on the left uses the Ken reading.
Gold Imari (Nagoya)
Meito 明陶
Kutani 九谷
Seihogama 正峰窯
Soma Ware
Tetsusaburo Gama 哲三郎窯 (ARITA)
Shibata Toki 柴田陶器
Incised and transfer marks
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Featured Post
Helpful Vocabulary When Researching Japanese Ceramics
Vocabulary when searching for Japanese Ceramics *I will be adding to this list Dating ( 江戸) Edo Period (1603-1868) (江戸 前期) Ea...
-
From 1921-1941, wares from Japan exported to the United States had to be marked "Japan" or "Made in Japan". During Wor...
-
The This company was in business from 1954-1994. It was bought out by Enesco in 1994. Registered in NYC and San Francisco. Recognized by it...
-
Kutani ware is from Ishikawa Prefecture. The markings are often in red, but can be impressed, in blue, gold and sometimes black with a g...