Asian Pottery

By pearl1013, 1 September, 2013
Description

I bought this vase at an antique shop many years ago more for its looks but now I am curious of what it is and its origin and if it's worth anything.It has a dark brown glaze with a carved relief of an asian scenery (Japanese?). 

Category
Pottery
Medium
ceramic?
Distinguishing marks
carved relief on one side and Asian characters on the other . Bottom has a spiral with a character at the end
Condition
Excellent
Size and dimensions of this item
5"
Date Period
unknown
Weight
> 1 lb
For Sale?
No
Photos