Japanese Ceramic Artists Signatures

The few Asian artists listed in this category have had their art included in exhibits and auctions of Western Art.

Japanese ceramic artists signatures. A photographic signature database of european chinese and japanese ceramic artists work-shops factories. Our goal is to help you to identify unknown artist or illustrator signatures using our large selection of illustrator signature samples. How to Identify a Signed Japanese Vase.

Marks was also applied for different reasons that on the Chinese porcelain. Many times the signature is just a scrawl or an extra artistic treatment of their name. S indicates a special piece.

Z refers to matte glaze. This section is devoted to artists signatures which can be described as symbols. Satsuma yaki under the Shimazu family crest.

Generic Satsuma marks refer to marks added to a Japanese ceramic piece to indicate a style in general instead being the name of a specific company studio or any individual artist. Japanese porcelain marks. Chinese and Japanese characters can also be classified as symbols.

Ogawa is one of six women to be awarded the Japanese Ceramic Society Prize and was the first woman admitted to the prestigious ceramic department at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts Music - a true pioneer for female ceramic artists. These categories encompass 99 of of the Japanese. Imari ware or Arita ware from Saga Prefecture Mino ware from Gifu Prefecture and Seto ware from Aichi Prefecture are the perfect starting points to understanding the art of Japanese ceramics.

1 Arita ware Saga Prefecture. Identifying Japanese ceramics and porcelain through the signatures and marks on them can be difficult since many makers used combinations of similar markings. Personal signatures by the artists involved are quite common.