A beautiful natural aquamarine piece

A beautiful natural aquamarine piece

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Treasure is stored in ruined places.Do not break hearts of the poor                         and heart broken people. ( Rumi) 

Mohenjo daro civilization Pakistan -An astonishing fact discovered by scientists.

Mohenjo daro ruins were  discovered  in the Province of Sind Pakistan  in 1922 by British and Pakistani scientists.The ruined houses and gardens  of the inhabitants reveal  the truth that were highly advanced even  thousands years ago.Their style of construction and living standard itself is  a sufficient evidence to prove the truth that this civilization was technologically advanced and miraculously developed. This video will show the strange and unbelievable  story of their destruction, radiation transmitted in some parts of the area as noted by the scientists and the changes in the strata giving rise to the suspicion that how that population had acquired sophisticated weapons    http://vimeo.com/72962303.

Antique Russian Imperial pottery

Russian porcelain pottery is considered as an important and unforgeable integral part of the history.It is because  of the manufacturing technique and the material used for the products. Since the pottery was made specially for Imperial court its importance and value can never be challenged...
The Gardner products are  considered as second to Fabergé who used to produce very precious items for the court and are precious and valuable items in the market  because of its rarity ,quality and sophisticated technique used its production.
The above mentioned  images are of  large  Russian Imperial Kuznestof  porcelain  plates which belongs to Tsar period  pre 1917 ,. made  before Russian communist revolution.These have  floral decoration  multicolored paintings..

The authentication has been verified by French valuation experts  from Expertissm France.
The manufacturer stamp can be seen on back of the plate .
In order to get awareness it is important to know the genuineness and originality  of the objects and this can be verified by the signs of wear on the back of the objects which clearly reveals that the object is  not reproduced . In addition to it other signs like scratches and scars may also be available in many cases.
However acquiring knowledge about the objects, historical background identification of seal marks,stamps is also important .
The other important aspect is that of rarity. Mass production pieces are of little importance than specialized products meant specially for imperial court even the Gardner products are still of great importance and the collectors are still searching for them because of their historical background and sophistication.

Japanese Kutani pots- Pottery by choice

Japanese Kutani white milky translucent eggshell   porcelain antique  tea pot , milk pot and cup painted   with fine natural scene in grey  and yellowish colors.Kutani is the famous  manufacturer of ceramics in Japan with distinction of representing Japanese culture in their society 

Artist marking can be seen on the objects. 

Historical background of Kutani Porcelain

Kutani is the  famous name in porcelain world    manufacturing multicolored    pottery and others in Japan.  In 1655     Lord Maeda Toshiharu ordered production of porcelain and in compliance of his orders the process of manufacturing was started in a small village called Kutani where the stone mine  existed. However the craftmen  could not succeed  in creating a quality product and as such the manufacturing process was a bonded. 

The craftman  Goto was sent to Arita to acquire better technique of production and on his return  a product in the name of Ko- Kutani was launched which remained in production  for almost 50 years using  the technology  overglazed enamels.This production was suddenly stopped in 1700  either  due to the  inavailability of pigment used in the manufacturing process or due to finanacial constraints. Thie reason is still undiscovered.  

Later on the production was  started again  but unlike Ko- Kutani which are extremely rare and most precious pieces .With the passage of time and advancement in technology  small porcelain manufacturing units came emerged in the region.. European users showed their extreme interest  in Shoza products of Kutani which were  highly in demand having captured European market . The world fairs held  in Vienna and Paris from 1873 onward the market for the products was at peak .During the world wars the production was extremely declined , however during the 20th century Kutani again emerged along with Imari and Arita porcelain of Japan as leading manufactureres and dominated  the market again.

Today hundred of companies are engaged in manufacturing Kutani porcelain with thousands of employees producing different styles with  variation and shapes  as well as  also creating  traditional designs. Tera in Japan i is the main central place  where most of the porcelain  is manufactured called as Kutani-Yaki.Besides usual utensils other objects of interest like insense burners, vases, decoration plates  and others are also manufactured .

The new Kutani porcelain  products ranges  from thick and coarse body to transparent eggshell milky white fine  porcelain.These are grey, bluish greenish yellowish  to white milky with the processing technique used by Arita.Many of the varieties are painted by  hand even now showing  its art and sophistication.