Mid 20th century Japanese vase? Is this tenmoku glaze?

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  1. Eupatorian

    Eupatorian New Member

    This Japanese vase is 7" tall and about 7" in diameter. It has a Kasama sticker on bottom. I'm guessing it is mid-20th century-ish. Was curious if the main glaze is tenmoku. Also wondering about the tan glaze and how one would describe it. Any insights are appreciated. Thanks!
     

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  2. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Hi and WELCOME, @Eupatorian! Could you please go back and edit your nice looking small images to FULL SIZE images......this should help if you need it!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

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  3. Eupatorian

    Eupatorian New Member

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  4. KentWhirled

    KentWhirled Well-Known Member

    KaSiMa is likely the name of the export/import company but Google keeps making it “Kashima!” Looks to be a Japanese import from the 1970s to 1990s I think. Lovely glaze.
     
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  5. thefathand

    thefathand Active Member

  6. Eupatorian

    Eupatorian New Member

    Thanks KentWhirled and thefathand! The label does say Kasama, not Kasima. Some grime is obscuring the middle A a bit, making it appear like an I. The info is helpful...I'm going to study it!
     
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  7. KentWhirled

    KentWhirled Well-Known Member

    Ha, ha! Kasama it is! I took a look at google images and found the site below which is an short informal article with some pix about Kasama-yaki. I’ve learned something and I quite like the wide variety of wares! The last photo show some lovely glazes that look a wee bit like yours.


    http://www.e-yakimono.net/html/kasama.html
     
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