Featured Vintage Japanese/Chinese Pottery/Ceramic Bowl Art Nouveau Women Heads Inside Rim

I bought out a lot of old Japanese pottery/ceramic from a lady and she didn't have any information on piece so I'm hoping someone can help,very beautiful piece,inside is an alae blue bottom sides inside edge are lined with art nouveau women headsmeasure 9" across top and 5" tall,hope somebody can help.

 

That's creepy !!!!

 

Lol,I think it's a beautiful piece,

 

and that's why we have a community here, for open discussion..and a varied assortment of tastes and opinions.
Still...one of those gals is staring at me !!!

 

lololol

 

hmm..i don't think this is an asian style pottery,imho

 

I like it too, the surprise of those little faces, and the glaze 'puddle'.
I'm with S Wolf, it doesn't strike me as Japanese or Chinese. I'd say Western art pottery.

Just ignore her and she'll lose interest.

 

Personally I think it’s very interesting and beautiful, however, I get the feeling that should I have my next meal out of it, it might be my last as it adds my spiritual face to the rim.

 

I saw pottery in Puerto Rico that was very similar. This is one of the first pieces of studio art pottery that I ever bought and is still a favorite treasure. This was sometime in the early 1980's and back then you could hold these types of item in your lap on the airplane. Over the years I've only had to repair one swan. The finish on mine is a bit different but I remember seeing pieces finished very much like yours.
Don

 

Yes it does have similar design.I was told at one time might be "Akiko Hirai".

 

This thing will haunt my nightmares.

 

I don't know if it's just me, but the heads have nothing to do with Art Nouveau. They are just women's heads made with "spaghetti" hair. There is no Art Nouveau styling to the hair or the faces.

Art pottery by a contemporary potter.

 

I haven't but was thinking about emailing her.

 

I don't see the similarities, but this article suggests the same: https://www.collectorsweekly.com/st...-pottery-ceramic-bowls-art-n?in=1534-activity

 

It does look exactly the same.... That post is four years old, so I never thought about it.

 

It is the OP's - same (brief) story about the acquisition but no resolution.

 

Yes it's the same,as I stated before I've been on 3 other forum and didn't really get an answer.So I was on google and found this site,I joined to put items on here in hope of finding some information.

 

You mean to say you weren't expecting the flippery from the members of this forum. I've noticed it too.