Billy reports that Brian writes (where is that post?):
I have just recently found a handmade pot in
a thrift store. It is a small bowl, about 4 inches
across, light brown raw finish. It is not
perfectly symmetrical, but it is signed in Asian
script inside next to the hole. Is this anything
special?

I collect pots and suiban. I believe my best is a pot signed exactly as you
describe and with holes that appear broken out after firing rather than cut
cleanly before firing. Mine is likely Chinese. The quality of the pot is
evident. Yours could be special depending upon the quality of the pot apart
from the script.

Max Braverman, who Marty Haber recently identified as back from China, is
perhaps the most knowledgeable American enthusiast of old potting kilns.

Best wishes,
Chris... C. Cochrane, , Richmond VA USA

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