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Subject:Imari Like Cat Information Sought
Posted By: Howard Dennis Wed, Dec 15, 2021 IP: 2600:8807:a64a:7f00:

Purchased this supposed Imari cat and wonder if I can find out the age, origin and what the signature says.

Thanks for any help you can give,
Howard Dennis










Link :Dennis


Subject:Re: Imari Like Cat Information Sought
Posted By: Bill H Thu, Dec 16, 2021

Your "Imari" style cat is a Chinese product of the late 20th to present century, not to be confused with an authentic old Japanese "Hello Kitty". The decoration is transfer-applied and not completely painted by hand. The mark on the base can be translated as "Precious Collection of Refined Trinkets" (Ya wan Zhen Cang - 雅çŽİ珍藏).

Here are some shots of another one in a different pattern and with a misleading decal-applied mark that reads down phonetically as "Imari" in Japanese. The website gotheborg.com opens their entry on Chinese factory names with a shop in that is believed to paint such fakes in Hong Kong on blanks made in China.

Best regards,

Bill H.





Subject:Re: Imari Like Cat Information Sought
Posted By: Howard Dennis Fri, Dec 17, 2021

Thank You Bill,
Appreciate the help. I'd completely forgotten about that link for marks.

Howard Dennis

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