Article: Antique dish stores a small value Antique or Junque?

Q: I found the pictured small porcelain antique dish in a house I bought several years ago. It measures 6 inches long by 4 inches wide and is in perfect condition. The back contains a blue Rising Sun mark with the words "Hand Painted - Nippon." What can you tell me about it?

A: "Nippon" is the Japanese word for Japan. Marked "Nippon," these collectable objects were made between 1891 and around 1921. The Noritake Porcelain Co. used the Rising Sun mark.

Your early 20th-century dish would probably be worth $50 to $60.

Q: I am curious about my pottery vase. It is decorated with stylized trees against a dark-blue matte glaze and stands 6 inches tall. I have enclosed the mark that is on the ...

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