drcomm
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posted on July 7, 2003 09:22:00 AM new
Hi there! I was a member of auction watch many moons ago, and lurk constantly on this board. I finally decided to take the plunge and join in. I'll try not to snore and I don't eat much 
I need to ask a favor, already. I have two Nippon china bowls/crocks/trinket boxes and I am unsure what to call them. What eeeze eet Stimpy?? Hopefully the pic will show up.
<img src = "http://home.bresnan.net/~m.deana/nipon.JPG">
Many thanks in advance!
Deana
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drcomm
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posted on July 7, 2003 09:22:59 AM new
Okay, guess I need help with posting pictures, too. Geeze.
Deana
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deltim
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posted on July 7, 2003 09:28:03 AM new
Here's the pic ... Don't use html, just [$img] before and [$/img] after the url (no dollar signs of course)
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max40
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posted on July 7, 2003 09:56:08 AM new
Welcome aboard. IMHO they are "new". The style of your trinket/powder boxes isn't indicative of Nippon. Possibly Chinese fantasy pieces.
There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
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paloma91
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posted on July 7, 2003 09:59:52 AM new
what marks are on the bottom of these pieces?
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drcomm
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posted on July 7, 2003 10:24:19 AM new
Uh oh..well, they have no marks on the bottom, but they are in their original box which has the Nippon seal on the outside and model number T19-760. I have a hard time believing these don't belong to the box they come in considering how perfectly they fit and seem to "belong" there. No doubt about them being fairly new though. My inexperience is showing, I'm sure
Thanks for the image help!
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paloma91
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posted on July 7, 2003 10:31:43 AM new
Fluffy and Kiara know more about this stuff than I do. I know that the imported pieces need to be marked with either a sticker or imprinted in the piece. That is usually done on the bottom and is stamped under the glaze in the older pieces. The more recent pieces have stickers. Maybe yours came off! Hold onto those boxes.
If either one of those great experts stop by, I am sure that can add more that my meager amount of info.
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drcomm
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posted on July 7, 2003 10:37:22 AM new
Thanks Paloma! These are being done on consignment, and the lady told me they were purchased overseas. There's some light crazing on the underside of the tops, so maybe they are old enough/used enough to have lost their stickers. At any rate, they come in one box with a divider and fit too perfectly to not belong to the box.
Thanks for the help!
Deana
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sanmar
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posted on July 7, 2003 11:29:05 AM new
The fact that were purchased overseas explains why there are no backstmp markings. I would not advertise these as Nippon, meaning made prior to 1921. The word Nippon on the box refers to Japan & is still used there.
[ edited by sanmar on Jul 7, 2003 12:12 PM ]
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kiara
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posted on July 7, 2003 11:55:20 AM new
If you can show a picture of the Nippon seal on the box I may be able to find it this evening in some of my books that cover Nippon and Japan.
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drcomm
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posted on July 7, 2003 09:20:31 PM new
Think I understand now. Nippon does not neccessarily mean NIPPON. Just means Japan
This says Nippon Craft, and I'm assuming that's a brand name? I'll get that picture for you if you still need it but right now I'm sitting here with a dead camera and not a AA in the house. How did I let THAT happen?
Thanks for all the help everyone! That's the thing about doing consignments, you get to learn about other areas whether you want to or not.
Deana
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on July 7, 2003 10:16:56 PM new
"Hand-painted ceramic covered boxes with bird finials, made in Japan"
I am not a bathtub full of brightly-colored machine tools on Vendio.
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