I wanted to know if anyone recognizes the maker and if these are to be sheltered from harm or used.

I bought the colorful “bowl” at an estate sale for a 4-5 dollars before March lockdown.

There are 7 plates each size.

I assume from a cursory google the plates are 1940’s-50’s.


Anybody collect ceramics?

 

I went to the ceramic museum in Toronto once. Surprisingly, I enjoyed the visit.

I used to have a plate that came from my grandmother’s house. The back was stamped “made in occupied Japan”. I thought that was fascinating - I sadly dropped and shattered the plate

lastly, I watched a bit of a YouTube video that talked about using a black light to vet ceramics. Kind of interesting

 

My wife made a whole mess of our kitchen with her ceramics hobby. Your stuff is a lot nicer than hers, bless her heart.

 

Along with my tea addiction (and collector gene) comes a lust for Yixing teaware. These are all 80-180ml pots used for gongfu brewing. A slippery slope fraught with more peril than the vintage watch world. Like my watches, these pots are used daily and enjoyed. No safe queens.

 

Just to be clear, I am not a ceramics collector, I was asking for assistance from such collectors if OF has any.


I haven't sunk THAT low, just yet.......

 

What do you need help with from us lowly clay heads?
PS can’t help with your granny’s tableware.

 

in first post.......

 

I see what happened now, immediate and irreversible thread drift.

 

First one “Occupied Japan” are good to use, worth scrap. Mass produced for the western world.


Here is a rabbit hole for you.
https://chano-yu.com/famous-japanese-potters-and-marks/

 

Wish I could have afforded it



So, I made it my avatar!

Our house is filled with pottery.