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Hi all,

I have this set of beautifully decorated Japanese tea bowls featuring different types of flowers with beautiful enamel & gold detailing. I don't believe they are antique but I would like to know what the mark on the bottom mark says. I guess they could also be Chinese but I feel they have a very Japanese naturalistic style to me. What are your thoughts?

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Thank you!
D.

I also believe these cups are Japanese.
The mark reads 葆文 which in native Japanese is the name Shigefumi or in Sino-Japanese the name is Hobun.
Anyway, in both cases I was not able to find any information on the net.
But maybe someone in the forum knows a bit more.
Regards,
Martin.

Hi Martin,

Thank you for the response I just noticed this now. Unfortunately I cant find anything either. Japanese porcelains arent my strength, I just thought they were finely painted so I was hoping they would be done by someone known.

D.

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