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any info on this vase would be appreciated

Marking reads,
島村製　- Shimamura-sei -　Shimamura Made
Shimamura was the name of a Japanese ceramic trader company in the 1920s in NY and Atlantic City. Potteries probably were manufactured in Seto
(Source: Jap. lang. web sites)
With regards,
I.Nagy

The mark (which is upside down in the picture) reads: Shimamura 島村 Sei 製 (Made by Shimamura), Date: 1900-1925.

Not a lot is known about the Shingo Shimamura decorating shop in Kyoto. It specialized in the mass production of export ware for which there was no domestic market in Japan. The studio was doubtless like the hundreds of others in Kyoto, little more than a sweat shop employing young paintresses with good eyesight and a steady hand. These shops produced every conceivable type of Japanese ceramic decoration under one roof, from Kutani to Imari to Satsuma to Satsuma style decorated porcelain to moriage encrusted Nippon ware.

Shimamura opened a store selling Japanese imports in Atlantic City, (New Jersey) in 1888. He was also an active participant at the World Trade Fair of Chicago in 1904, where he exhibited expertly made porcelain with lavish moriage slip decoration on eggshell porcelain that was particularly well received by the American public.

Martin.

Thank you all for your endless supply of knowledge.
Old Nippon roses in a google search brings up many similar items.

Upside down, as shown, but appears to be 島村製 (Shimamura Sei), or made by Shimamura. See BlogSpot at link, which indicate this is a late Meiji to Taisho period mark.

The vase is decorated in what would be called the "Nippon-style" but without Nippon markings, which were replaced by "Made in Japan' around 1920. So it would appear that your vase was exported from Japan in a crate-load, under paper labeling, as opposed to its kanji mark indicating it was made before the 1890 labeling requirements dictated by USA's McKinley Tariff Act became effective.

Best regards,

Bill H.

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