Help Identifying Japanese Mugs
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Comments (4)From the appearance and your description, it looks a bit like 'Shindeshojo', however I would be very hesitant to assign it a specific cultivar name. With the huge number of registered cultivars on the market and the very close similarities many of them share it is virtually impossible to ID a Japanese maple with any degree of certainty. As one very reputable JM source states: "There are things that are absolute in life such as death and taxes. Unfortunately being able to visually identify a specific Japanese maple cultivar with 100% certainty isn’t one of them. There are several reasons for this. First, your tree may be seed-grown guaranteeing that it is not a named cultivar. Many older trees that may have been grafted lose there graft “markings so it is impossible to tell whether they are seed grown or not. Second, many Japanese maples are similar to each other in color, leaf type and many other visible ways. The actual differences in many cultivars can be very subtle. Even with the ones that are VERY distinctive you cannot guarantee an ID although you could give a “likely” ID. There are also many differences brought about by environmental conditions that could also make the actual subtle differences in appearance even more obscure. Finally, the number of different cultivars that have been produced over the years is astonishing and may possibly number a thousand. A person would be hard pressed to know all of them in any intimate way. In my opinion it be unethical for even the most expert old-time Japanese maple grower or even J.D. Vertrees himself to give a 100% guaranteed ID on any Japanese maple....See MorePlease help identify this Chinese/Japanese tapestry
Comments (2)You probably already know that the bird is a Red-Crowned Crane (Grus japonensis -- Japanese Crane), but name aside, the larger group of these birds are migratory, ranging from eastern Siberia into China and Korea, with only a non-migratory population residing in Japan. Consequently, the bird is found in artworks from all three countries. In general, the red-crowned crane symbolizes longevity. Each of the cultures adds their own spin to that: immortality in China, strength and loyality in Japan, purity in Korea. So although the characters displayed on your piece are Chinese (I'm sorry, but I can't tell what they say) the piece itself might have been made in any of the three countries. Although the needlework appears to be very good, the degree of complexity in the design itself, both in the border frame (very much in the Chinese style) and in the body of the work, leads me to believe that the tapestry itself is unlikely to be very much older than the fifty years that it spent with its previous owner. Composition in antique and even vintage Chinese pieces tends to be much more involved, visually dense. The openness of this composition leads me to suspect it's more likely Japanese, at least in its style. I can't add much about Korean tapestry because I simply don't know anything about it, or even how much of it exists. About all I can say is that I'm reasonably certain those are not Korean characters trying to tell us something. So my suggestion is that it's most likely Japanese, 20th century, perhaps Taisho period (1912-26) when Japanese artists began to be more influenced by western art and design, but more likely late Shōwa (post-WW2) when the Japanese economy exploded with goods sent to and designed specifically for Western tastes....See MoreHelp Identifying Japanese Tea Set
Comments (0)My wife got this tea set from her grandparents that apparently was purchased in Japan in the late 50's. This is a shot of the creamer dish but there is a whole set of plates, cups, etc....See MoreHi, Can anyone help me identifying this japanese item?
Comments (3)The building in the mark is the Taj Mahal. Japan and India have had an interesting relationship. https://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/14_Japan_Nov_2017.pdf...See Morejmm1837
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