tree4me
Shohin
Picked this up today. I love the texture and feel of this pot, but the signature is really hard to see. Anyone have an idea of who may have made it?
Hard to read signature
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sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Pretty cool pot.
I wonder if you can't get a better pic....
Or contrast edit that pic, to show a chop better.
I don't see anything!
Sorce
I wonder if you can't get a better pic....
Or contrast edit that pic, to show a chop better.
I don't see anything!
Sorce
tree4me
Shohin
LOL, good idea. I'm no Photoshop pro but lets see if this helps
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
I think somewhere I read if you wet it...it will show up better. So maybe wet it...or oil the location so the depth is more noticeable?
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
That looks good enough for someone who knows to catch it.
Water and maybe even a hint of dye could help....but that's way clearer already!
Seems a lot of tell in the build too....
Maybe more pics of the build could prompt someone to go find there's and read the chop!
Sorce
jacob letoile
Mame
Take a rubbing. Put a puce of tissue paper over it and very gently rub it with a pencil. That is what I do for info plates on old tractors. It is amazing what detail you can pull out with some practice.
tree4me
Shohin
Water and oil did help a little. The pots to rough for a good rubbing. I used a magnifying glass.
Also the holes for the securing wire are recessed. I haven't seen that before.
Also the holes for the securing wire are recessed. I haven't seen that before.
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
That and their closeness is the easier tell IMO. Original...just need a broad audience.
Sorce
just.wing.it
Deadwood Head
I read Reno.
Gsquared
Shohin
Very attractive pot. Sort of a nanban version of a treasure bag pot. It really has the feel of a very good Japanese pot, though the signature looks more western to me. I keep seeing “Randi” but that could be my imagination. Whatever the name I really like the pot. It has sabi.
Mike Westervelt
Chumono
Looks like Benda? There is a Czech potter named Tom Benda but his current pots have an actual chop rather than a signature.
Wires_Guy_wires
Imperial Masterpiece
ROND is what I see in it.
I traced the signature in photoshop based on the shadows that are visible.
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I traced the signature in photoshop based on the shadows that are visible.
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tree4me
Shohin
This was my first thought as well. The pot is well made, has a lot detail and recessed tie wire holes. This leads me to believe, maybe incorrectly, they've been making bonsai pots for a while. I've check several sites with list of bonsai potters, searching for something similar in first or last name, from around the world with no luck. Was hoping maybe someone had another with the same signature
Ironbeaver
Chumono
It could also be a B. It may just be a one off, or someone who made a few then stopped. I have one signed Kravjansky, and haven't been able to find any info.
just.wing.it
Deadwood Head
Bond.... James Bond.
markyscott
Imperial Masterpiece
tree4me
Shohin
Well after a few weeks of research I slowly matched details of the pot and the readable signature and found it was made by Miroslava Randová.
