Antique Japanese Tokoname Tokanabe Ceramic Pottery Dragon Vase Made Nippon Japan
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Type: Vase or Candle Stand
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912) or Taisho Period (1912-1926)
Origin/Maker: Tokanabe / Tokoname ware, Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. "Made in Nippon" mark on base. I had a nearly identical vase with a 谷川 (Tanikawa) maker's mark, suspect this vase is by the same maker (but unmarked).
Tokanabe ware is sometimes considered separate from Tokoname ware, but I believe it's just a specific style of Tokoname ware with the name miswritten as Tokanabe, with this vase being a good example of this, seeing that it has the typical Tokoname ware dragons, but also has the black clay, molded features, and Nippon mark associated with Tokanabe ware (also, I bought it together with some other more typical Tokanabe style molded pieces). Wikipedia says the following about Tokanabe ware:
Tokanabe was mold-pressed pottery, made in Japan for the US market in the 1920s and 30s. It was distributed by the Sears Company in their catalogs between 1929 and 1930.
No information is available on specific potters, painters, or manufacturers.
Tokanabe ware was typically black with a stippled texture and hand-painted raised relief designs. Some pieces were also produced in brown, gold or orange. It was stamped Nippon until 1921, when the US Congress passed legislation requiring all products manufactured in Japan for export to the United States to be marked Made in Japan.
Products ranged from incense burners to bowls and vases, including standing and wall vases.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokanabe
Size: 5 7/8" tall (14.9225 cm)
Weight: 9.2 oz (262 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Albuquerque, NM antique store 17 JUN 2021
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips.
Subject: Engraved or molded design of dragon in typical Tokoname style. But the Made in Nippon mark and black color shows some similarities to their molded wares referred to as Tokanabe ware.
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Antique Japanese Tokoname Tokanabe Ceramic Pottery Dragon Vase Made Nippon Japan
www.ebay.com/sch/xcoasterxtreme/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&rt=nc&LH_Auction=1
See also:
Type: Vase or Candle Stand
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912) or Taisho Period (1912-1926)
Origin/Maker: Tokanabe / Tokoname ware, Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. "Made in Nippon" mark on base. I had a nearly identical vase with a 谷川 (Tanikawa) maker's mark, suspect this vase is by the same maker (but unmarked).
Tokanabe ware is sometimes considered separate from Tokoname ware, but I believe it's just a specific style of Tokoname ware with the name miswritten as Tokanabe, with this vase being a good example of this, seeing that it has the typical Tokoname ware dragons, but also has the black clay, molded features, and Nippon mark associated with Tokanabe ware (also, I bought it together with some other more typical Tokanabe style molded pieces). Wikipedia says the following about Tokanabe ware:
Tokanabe was mold-pressed pottery, made in Japan for the US market in the 1920s and 30s. It was distributed by the Sears Company in their catalogs between 1929 and 1930.
No information is available on specific potters, painters, or manufacturers.
Tokanabe ware was typically black with a stippled texture and hand-painted raised relief designs. Some pieces were also produced in brown, gold or orange. It was stamped Nippon until 1921, when the US Congress passed legislation requiring all products manufactured in Japan for export to the United States to be marked Made in Japan.
Products ranged from incense burners to bowls and vases, including standing and wall vases.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokanabe
Size: 5 7/8" tall (14.9225 cm)
Weight: 9.2 oz (262 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Albuquerque, NM antique store 17 JUN 2021
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips.
Subject: Engraved or molded design of dragon in typical Tokoname style. But the Made in Nippon mark and black color shows some similarities to their molded wares referred to as Tokanabe ware.
Location:
Antique Japanese Tokoname Tokanabe Ceramic Pottery Dragon Vase Made Nippon Japan
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