Hi many thanks for looking and hopefully helping me out to identify this piece. It is all hand painted and is very fragile porcelai. Has a hand painted signature/makers mark on the bottom. I am searching to see if this is Japanese Kutani pottery and what is was used for and possible age. Any help is appreciated. [img size=382]https://kovels.com/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/DSC04236.JPG[/img]
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Hi Chad, This mark does not look like the real Kutani mark. Kutani made in middle 1700-1890 used 5 marks, orange-reddish on gold. your dishes have decalcomania style. Czechoslovia made a lot of this (decal patches) with Japanese marks for Japan and American markets. What you have is referred to as Kutania Style. As to age I don’t know or it’s value. Info came from Kovels and Geisha Girl porcelian book by Elyce Litts.