enameled vases

Hi all , i bought these vases at the thrift shop and have no idea about age origin , marks anyone can help me with what i have found . They are hand painted with gold trim and enamel . they are not porcelain . 14 " x 6" ish wide.

 

Hi Lloyd! These are pretty, but from looking at their bottoms, they appear to be rather new and not very preciously treasured in their manufacture. Please wait for others with oriental pottery experience to give their opinions.

 

Japanese Satsuma, not of great age but decent quality. Good pick up for a thrift store

 

ya i kinda figured that lol but really had no idea

 

I know right lol the details are incredibly beautiful , i can see the subtle differences between them , so I know (i think lol ) they are hand painted , and a lot of work must have gone into them . or on the flip side they had kids in china painting them in a sweatshop idk lol

 

Not Japanese Satsuma!
These are porcelain, Chinese, fairly recent decorator items.

 

Agree with blooey.
Newer Chinese decor.

They have a lovely color combination.

 

Whoever made those did a nice job. I'm no expert on Chinese porcelain but they'll look good on somebody's mantle, and it's better they're not antique if there are small children around.

 

You may be able to use an emory cloth to sand the excess porcelain particles off of the bottoms.

 

no they are not porcelain no light will come through , porcelain is translucent .

 

It's not always translucent and there appears to be a heavy coat of color on it, but Lloyd, what do you think these are made from if not porcelain slip?

 

wonderful guesses. can we do anything with the markings on the bottom to find the maker .?

 

they are ceramic

 

Porcelain (/ˈpɔːrsəlɪn/) is a ceramic material made by heating materials, generally including a material like kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between 1,200 and 1,400 °C (2,200 and 2,600 °F). The toughness, strength, and translucence of porcelain

 

i can see the white glaze dripping down on the inside , tough to get a pic of it will try when the sun comes up.

 

i will show nick"s chinese wife and let you know what she says .

 

my guess is they are knock off of chinese porcelain vases , this is the bottom of the other one

 

i feel if they were porcelain they would be of better quality and worth quite a bit of cash . they have a roughness about them(inside) and a heavy white glaze on them made to give the appearance of porcelain . I thought they were porcelain ,until i picked them up and examined them and knew they were not . but still so pretty lol

 

no i wouldn't do that

 

I'm pretty sure the marks are just made up and have no real purpose .