Antique Meiji Japanese Porcelain Sharkskin Takeuchi Chūbei Glaze Vase Japan
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Condition Report: Overall Condition Perfect Size; 315mm wide
Lovely and very detailed piece. Rare. The back of your vase has a patent number 専賣特許 二二五二五一五 Senbai tokkyo, Patent, 2252515; (賣=売 simplied use today). This patent refers to the appearance of sharkskin (samehada 鮫肌 in Japanese) glazing, invented by Takeuchi Chūbei (竹内忠兵衞) applied on ceramic surface. (More on this below.) Takeuchi Chūbei (竹内忠兵衞), a well-known “shippō 七宝” enamelist in the 1870s and 80s, opened a ceramics store around Meiji 20 (ca. 1887), which lasted only for a few years and closed in Meiji 23 (1890), and experimented with this “sharkskin” glaze surface; the attached photo has the same patent number as your vase, plus Takuchi-zō 竹内造: https://www.old-noritake-antique.com/details.php?no=U1756
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