Comments on: Developing a Passion for Collecting Chinese Porcelain

By: Lawrence Isaac

Lawrence Isaac — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:49:44 +0000

Great interview – thanks

By: Arno Jacobs

Arno Jacobs — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:19:50 +0000

Re-reading this wonderfull interview I realize it is still true. Thanks again David for giving me this chance to tell all the people how to develop a passion for collecting Chinese porcelain.

Best regards,
Arno

By: Dean Kelly

Dean Kelly — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:57:22 +0000

Nice interview. Thank you for sharing your knowledge Arno.

By: Arno

Arno — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:08:39 +0000

Dear Mary,

Looks you have a nice Japanese set, but I can’t help you. I’m not specialized in marks. The mark section on Gotheborg.com has hundreds of marks, I hope you can find the answer there. For Chinese marks you can buy the book by Gerald Davison.

Kind regards,
Arno

By: Arno

Arno — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:05:31 +0000

Dear Sue,

I can’t tell much about marks, but I have a solution for you. Go to Gotheborg.com, this is a site for Asian porcelain collectors, and hit the mark section. The mark section you can find in the upper left corner on the main site, it is for free. There you do find hundreds of Japanese marks and Chinese marks.

Kind regards,
Arno

By: Sue Hershey

Sue Hershey — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:25:17 +0000

Hi, I just read about your collection and I posted pics on my facebook page of 2 pieces I picked up at an estate auction. Can you tell me anything about them and the makers mark?
Thank you,
Sue

By: Mary Park

Mary Park — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:55:18 +0000

I just discovered this site. I also have some Japanese porcelain that is so thin and delicate, that when you hold a teacup up to the light, you can see the Geisha in the bottom. I don’t know what it is, or what it is worth. I have several pieces. Help! Thanks!

By: Arno

Arno — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 08:54:52 +0000

Without pictures it is hard to say. The mark can reveal something of its origin.

Kind regards,
Arno

By: D Cona

D Cona — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:28:58 +0000

I have an Oriental tea set that was a gift to my mother in 1972. It was purchased in an antique shop in Phoenix, AZ.

The cups and saucers are a thin, translucent porcelain and when you hold a cup up to a light looking inside of it an image of the face of a Geisha girl appears at the bottom of the cup. Wondering if I could get any information on this set.

Thank you

By: Arno Jacobs

Arno Jacobs — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:29:10 +0000

Dear all,

In adition to this interview I hope that collectors all over the world will experience this interview as a good guide and inspiration for collecting porcelain.

Kind regards,
Arno

ps. I also like to thank Dave to give me the chance to this interview