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Title: Japanese(?) Cat Bank
Post by: Penny on February 22, 2014, 06:22:10 pm

I picked this piece up the other day at a thrift store because I felt it was something special. I've researched under every term I can think of yet I can't find anything. Does anyone have any clue what this is, it's true country of origin, the year it was made and it's value? It is about 5 inches tall. Thank you for your time.
Penny

Title: Re: Japanese(?) Cat Bank
Post by: Ipcress on February 22, 2014, 06:38:45 pm

You should try Russian instead.

Title: Re: Japanese(?) Cat Bank
Post by: Penny on February 22, 2014, 07:06:25 pm

Thank you. I am searching now, so far I still can't any that look like this.

Title: Re: Japanese(?) Cat Bank
Post by: Ipcress on February 22, 2014, 07:38:58 pm

It's like their Gzhel pottery but with a modern edge to it.

This is a piglet

(http://img0.etsystatic.com/005/0/5355442/il_340x270.375637720_3jjk.jpg)

The monogram you see is this on a keyboard " Л П " . In English that is L P. There was a Gzhel porcelain designer called L. P. Asarowa,  or " Л. П. Азарова " in Russian.

Might be her, might be someone with similar initials.

Title: Re: Japanese(?) Cat Bank
Post by: Penny on February 22, 2014, 07:52:57 pm

Interesting info, especially on the monogram, I had no idea how to figure that out. I pulled up Chinese and Japanese alphabets is why I was thinking it was possibly from Japan. So the monogram Russian. So you think this is a more recent piece?  This is interesting. Thanks :)

Title: Re: Japanese(?) Cat Bank
Post by: Ipcress on February 22, 2014, 08:25:51 pm

there is some more text round that mark. a closer image and we should be able to see the factory name

Title: Re: Japanese(?) Cat Bank
Post by: Penny on February 22, 2014, 08:51:09 pm

I had the magnifier out trying to figure out what it said. It's not legible enough for me, but then I have no idea about this pottery. The more I'm looking it up, the more I'm loving it. I appreciate all your help.
Penny

Title: Re: Japanese(?) Cat Bank
Post by: Ipcress on February 23, 2014, 05:58:41 am

A bit too blurred. Can you take one outside or near a window ? Good, natural light helps with most cameras or phones.

Title: Re: Japanese(?) Cat Bank
Post by: Penny on February 27, 2014, 10:41:34 am

Sorry, it looks blurred because it is. This is as good as it gets. I can't read it because it is not clear.

Title: Re: Japanese(?) Cat Bank
Post by: KC on February 28, 2014, 12:22:27 am

It does look alot like the Gzhel porcelain.  Many other countries use the Cyrillic alphabet as well.

But the last time I was in Russia (many years ago) there were other makers of the blue/white porcelain coming out in Russia, Ukraine, etc.