Featured Cloisonné Vase Hallmark identification help

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  1. A-aron

    A-aron Member

    FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg FullSizeRender(2)-compressed.jpeg FullSizeRender(1)-compressed.jpeg FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg FullSizeRender(1)-compressed.jpeg FullSizeRender(1)-compressed.jpeg Hello. I am wondering if anyone could help me identify this cloisonné case. I haven’t been able to identify the mark on this vase. Any information would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.
     

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  2. Lark

    Lark Well-Known Member

    Your vase has tight swirls and the designs are close together. My understanding when I research mine is that that is a sign of older and quality. Newer cloisonne is much looser. I like it very much. It took me years to confirm my mark because it turned out that the studio where mine was produced used two different marks.
     
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  3. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    Still see mediocre cloisonne in the Thrifts-this piece I wouldn't pass up,it's beautiful.
     
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  4. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    Your vase is Japanese, probably Meiji era. But so far I have not been able to identify the mark.
     
  5. A-aron

    A-aron Member

    Thank you! I’ll see what I can find!
     
  6. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    Where did you find yr wonderful vase (not location)-shop,boot sale,etc ?
     
  7. A-aron

    A-aron Member

    I believe I had found this one at a thrift shop. I’ve been collecting all kinds of antiques over the past decade and still have so much more research to do on them. I love thrift shops because so many amazing pieces go through there and are usually always overlooked.
     
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  8. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    All our Thrift's amazing knickknacks caught the bus & emigrated to your part of town.
     
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  9. Ce BCA

    Ce BCA Well-Known Member

    As 2Manybooks says, it's Japanese, and it is early 20th century, probably pre WW1. The mark may be intended to be read as 宮嵜 (Miyazaki - name) or perhaps 宮竒山 (likely a place). The first character means shrine, so it's possibly associated with a provincial temple - using such honorary terms was not uncommon.
     
  10. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    There are some beautiful Meiji Miyazaki vases online for $200 (& natch for lots more $). Beautiful motifs w/ an Eastlake/Aesthetic vibe.
     
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  11. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    Love it!!! I also thought Japanese.
     
  12. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    There is also a place called Miyazaki, in southern Japan. A good-sized city now, and lots of shrines in the area.
     
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