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Subject: Japanese Hirado Porcelain Plate, Signed Boys Chasing Butterflies under pine trees
Posted By: debbi ferrionger Fri, Mar 17, 2017 IP: 47.138.87.64

Can any tell me what this mark is and how old is it?







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Subject:Re: Japanese Hirado Porcelain Plate, Signed Boys Chasing Butterflies under pine trees
Posted By: Bill H Mon, Mar 20, 2017

I believe those characters on your plate may be (福島), which can be transliterated as "Fukushima", site of the nuclear reactor disaster, among other possibilities. Your plate may not be Hirado ware (平戸), which was made at Mikawachi, where a much whiter porcelain was made than yours seems to be. Several pieces of this highly popular pattern featuring "Boys Chasing Butterflies" are illustrated in "Hirado Prince of Porcelains" by Louis Lawrence, all hand-painted as far as I can tell, whereas your plate looks to be transfer decorated. The Fukagawa Company gained supremacy over the Mikawachi kilns during the late 19th century and seems to have owned the Hirado line after 1868, when the Meiji reign began.

Here's a blue & white abalone-shaped bowl I picked up from the estate of an American who worked with the occupation forces in Japan in the late 1940's and early 1950's and who owned more than a few remarkable Japanese antiques. This bowl, which has a small kiln crack, is hand-painted in Hirado hues on what appears to be Mikawachi porcelain, with an impressed mark that begins with the same chararacter as Hirado's name, though I've never verified the rest of the hard-to-see seal characters. I suspect the piece probably is no older than the early 20th century. The painting seems to me to be good enough to be Hirado, and the cavetto has a center glaze swirl that I've seen associated with those wares by Sandra Andach, if memory serves. The last photo, for comparison with the blue & white, is of a cup in the "Boys Playing" motif, which strikes me a possibly a Fukugawa product of the Meiji era, though it has a "Fuku" mark and not the usual company Fuji mark.

Best regards,

Bill H.







Subject:Re: Japanese Hirado Porcelain Plate, Signed Boys Chasing Butterflies under pine trees
Posted By: Debbi Fri, Nov 23, 2018

This is a Platter about 18" across. Marked on bottom. It is much deeper color then everything I have found out so far.
I have owned the item for over 6 years. It was 2 years ago when I found out more about it. With the cludes I got from Bill H, thank you Bill H.
with (平戸) mark I found the first the first two in the first two pictures
The 3th picture is the mark on my platter.
Are these bowls marked the same as mine?







Subject:Re: Japanese Hirado Porcelain Plate, Signed Boys Chasing Butterflies under pine trees
Posted By: Shea Fri, Jan 11, 2019

Hi Debbie,
I'm not sure if you are still looking for information on your mark, but if you are there are several items with the mark for sale on Rubylane under the Nabeshima category. The mark appears to be the general mark for Nabeshima ware. There is another post in the forum where a mark translates to "Nabeshima Sehyou". The first two characters in that mark are translated as "Nabeshima Ware" and seem very similar to the mark you posted. I came across all this researching some items I recently acquired that have a very similar mark. So, please reply if you have found any additional information.

Subject:Re: Japanese Hirado Porcelain Plate, Signed Boys Chasing Butterflies under pine trees
Posted By: Shea Fri, Jan 11, 2019

correction to my last reply: The Sehyou Kiln reference was in a different forum. My apologies. All other information remains the same.


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