The first is a man who appears to be teaching a boy to write. The second is of a man who appears to be making a doll maybe? I believe he should be holding a brush which I cannot locate at the moment.
These were handed down from my husband's grandparents. They traveled to Japan in the 70's, but I believe the figurines were made in the 50's during the Korean War.
We are not at all interested in Japanese art and would like to find the value and sell them! They seem to be in great condition other than the missing brush - which I will probably be able to locate once I finish going through boxes!
Please help me with the value of both figures in excellent condition. A price with and without the brush would be helpful as well. Thanks so much.
Got this Teapot from an estate sale. I have two of them, this is the smaller one. The family lived overseas a great many years in the mid 1900's, and I believe they were stationed in Japan for some time also. Most of the items obtained are European. This one has an oriental marking on the bottom, but have not been able to find anything like it online. I would be inclined to guess that it is Japanese rather than Chinese, but I cannot read asian writing, so cannot discern the difference between the two languages.
It is marked... Sterling
It weighs about 18 ounces and appears to be entirely silver other than two bone o-rings in the handle that gives it the bamboo shape.
There are no dents or dings, and appears to have been barely used, if at all.
Please let me know if you can tell me the origin.
I could not get a good close up image of the marking with my camera. I will try to get a better one with my phone later.
