Japanese Ceramic Pottery Marks

The japanese porcelain maker s marks signatures listed below are currently not in any specific order or categorized by maker artist period or style etc.

Japanese ceramic pottery marks.

This is a work in progress. I will share what i learn about the kilns history terminology potters decorators styles and marks. Personal signatures by the artists involved are quite common. Hidden within the kanji the characters on the bottom of the piece you will typically find the production region a specific kiln location a potter s name and sometimes a separate decorator s identity but at times only generic terms were recorded and tracking down.

Kamada kōji s tea ceremony bowls and larger works are signed with the kanji character for ko the first in his given name. Japanese porcelain marks backstamps. Unless you re familiar with the japanese language identifying japanese pottery and porcelain marks can be a daunting task. The old japanese ceramic industry was in many ways smaller in scale compared to the chinese.

Japanese porcelain marks. The wooden presentation box is also signed ko and holds his name stamp.