This vase was a gift to my grandmother, purchased between 1906 and 1909. It is 9½ inches tall and is marked "Nippon, Hand-Painted." I have been told that some Nippon pottery is valuable and was ...

Q. Enclosed is a photograph of a hand-painted vase that stands about 8 inches tall. On the bottom is an insignia in green with the words “Hand Painted” and “Nippon.” The vase was a wedding ...

Thankfully, one image showed a vase bottom ... and other Nippon blanks. Today's darlings are pieces heavy with moriage and coralene (a glass bead decoration applied onto the design).