Antique Japanese Agano
Ceramic Pottery Bowl
Blue Green Glaze Marked Japan
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Type: Bowl
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: 19th C. (1800s) or early 20th C. (1900s)
Origin/Maker: Agano ware 上野焼き, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Maker's marks on base representing the Hongama, original kiln, of Totoki gama, with the typical swirl mark, and a stamp-shaped mark representing the Shirakawa family.
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Size: 5 3/4" diameter (14.605 cm), 3 1/2" tall (8.89 cm)
Weight: 1 lb 6.1 oz (626 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected:
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some hairline cracks. Some light surface wear.
Subject: Bowl with thumb print indent in side, with swirling bands of white glaze and brown clay, with traditional blue green dripping Agano glaze running down the sides and pooling inside the bowl.
Location:
Antique Japanese Agano Ceramic Pottery Bowl Blue Green Glaze Marked Japan
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See also:
Type: Bowl
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: 19th C. (1800s) or early 20th C. (1900s)
Origin/Maker: Agano ware 上野焼き, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Maker's marks on base representing the Hongama, original kiln, of Totoki gama, with the typical swirl mark, and a stamp-shaped mark representing the Shirakawa family.
modernjapanesepotterymarks.blogspot.com/search?q=agano
Size: 5 3/4" diameter (14.605 cm), 3 1/2" tall (8.89 cm)
Weight: 1 lb 6.1 oz (626 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected:
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some hairline cracks. Some light surface wear.
Subject: Bowl with thumb print indent in side, with swirling bands of white glaze and brown clay, with traditional blue green dripping Agano glaze running down the sides and pooling inside the bowl.
Location:
Antique Japanese Agano Ceramic Pottery Bowl Blue Green Glaze Marked Japan



























































