Japanese Teapots

[Lonnie]

Hi, is there anyone who knows anything about Japanese porcelain?, if there is, just say yes to this, and i'll ask the question on the same thread. Thanks.

[jaberwocky]

got a japanese tea set for my mum when i was in japan many moons ago. it was so delicate i.e really thin but incredibly detailed and if you look inside the cups an image of a geisha is shown.also got her [my favourites] small japanese men sitting at a table with a tea set.they are about 1 1/2 inches high and have all their facial features perfect i.e beards,eyebrows.ever get the chance to go to japan-TAKE IT !

[jaberwocky]

ps to my previous reply, although i have LOOKED at a lot of japanese porcelain, i'm no expert.don't want to mislead you with the ramblings of an old sea dog.

[Lonnie]

Thanks jaberwocky, yours sounds really nice, but what this is about, is that my wife has a minature Japanese teapot, delicately handpainted, A japanese friend has identified the signature on the bottom as, in English, 'Zenkozan', she says that one of the symbols represents a mountain, but try as I might, I can get sites up foe Zen, or Kozan, but nothing for the two together, can't fing anything about a mountain either.

[jaberwocky]

tell you what lonnie, there's quite a few mountains in japan but the only one i know is fuji.

[Lonnie]

I googled Japanese mountains, but none have a name thats anywhere like ZenKozan.