Need a quick check on a pot price before it goes.

[Trenthany]

I don’t know the kanji(sp) on good pots yet but want to check if I should snap it up.

 

[canadianlights]

What's the asking price for this one?

 

[Trenthany]

Oops $275 lol. For all I know about pot ID to could be a shoyo

 

[August44]

Besides a supposed name/chop, what do you see in that for $275.00?

 

[HorseloverFat]

Nice, I like it.

If I had the money to spend, I’d “snap it up”... of course “if I had the money to spend”.. it could be more..

 

[Trenthany]

Besides a supposed name/chop, what do you see in that for $275.00?

Not a lot didn’t know if it was collectible though. If it’s some super rare $1k plus it might be worth getting lol

 

[rockm]

Can't id the maker, but it's an older Japanese import. The "Japan" stamp indicates, to me, that it's probably 1970's-1980's...It's nice, but check for dings, cracks, etc. It looks "well-used" and those things can be an issue...

 

[rockm]

Can't id the maker, but it's an older Japanese import. The "Japan" stamp indicates, to me, that it's probably 1970's-1980's...It's nice, but check for dings, cracks, etc. It looks "well-used" and those things can be an issue...

Not 'super rare' imports like this are very common in the U.S. now . Matt Ouwinga and others are importing tons of excellent pots from Japan these days. Back in the 80's and 90's they were rare and commanded higher prices. If you haven't already, it's worth looking through here:

Antique Chinese and high end Japanese pots – Kaedebonsai-en

 

[Trenthany]

Thank you!

 

[rockm]

FWIW, pots with a stamp and handwritten signatures TEND to be better than pots with a stamp alone. A handwritten signature TENDS to show that it was the potter's individual effort, as opposed to a mold or "regular" production...