Featured Some more Nippon from the Thrift.

Hi all, i picked these up on my way home from work. I left the tags on them just to show how unbelievable the prices were.
The handled platter is 10 1/2" and the matching plate is 6 1/2"
I love the under glaze leaves
I was thinking 1910-1915 ?
Mikey

 

Could we see a close up of the marks please?

 

With Nippon versus Japan they should be before 1921, but by how much is hard to say.

 

Man, Goodwill has had some good China recently! Every time I walk in, I walk out with another piece for the collection! Amazing pieces you got there!

 

I'll post pic of the mark this afternoon. Thanks.

 

This might be a good spot to mention that Nippon is faked. Here is a site with some info. because it's worth checking when looking.

https://www.realorrepro.com/article/Nippon-reproductions

 

I think you showed us this before, and I read it gratefully!
I think Mikey's mark is the new 1997 one:

 

Also the brim of the base in the photos looks newish doesn't appear to show age

 

Good point.

 

They are nice, Mikey! I enjoy people showing items they have been collecting.

 

Hi,
Is there anything they are not faking anymore? Those back stamps look so real that I think I might get taken. Dear God I have been alive too long.
greg

 

Please don’t leave us. We need you.

 

It is the color of the mark. Mine is not that bright green.

 

Here is a close up of mine.

 

I agree with you, Mikey. The color on yours is right.

 

it's not just the color. If you look at the bottom of the wreath. The clover has a stem. the fakes are just not uniform.

 

Now that you gave us a close up, I agree that yours is not as green, but please look at the bottom of the site that says:
"Latest Fake Nippon Mark Identical to Old
A reproduction wholesaler is now selling ceramic items with a mark that is virtually identical to original marks found on ca. 1891-1921 Nippon wares. The mark is the so called green wreath mark shown in Fig. 2. The new mark, Fig. 1., is the same size and color as the original.

Although new wreath marks have been used since the 1970s most new marks have been fairly easy to detect. That is no longer true. For all practical purposes, there are no meaningful differences remaining between old and new wreath marks. Since marks can no longer be used as a reliable indicator of age, buyers must use other clues. One of these is pattern.







Fig 1. New wreath mark







Fig 2. Old wreath mark

 

Ouch!