Help with bowl Asian?

[jtw1313]

Can anyone help with this bowl very ununiformed and seems made by hand. Reminds me of asian glazed bowls

 

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[GoldieLocks]

It doesn't have indicators from my experience/knowledge of Asian sourced bowls. Have you looked in mass marketed German or English bowls from the mid 20th Century? See
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/468374429977461966/
German makers of 818 bowls, and the makers mark is very similar. I am guesting 1940-1968.

 

[jtw1313]

Don’t believe it is anything mass marketed to many indicators of hand formed
But could be that’s why I posted
Thanks for the reply

 

[bradyboy]

craft project?
Dosent look to me as being professionally crafted
IMO
Brady

 

[Red-Coat]

I have no idea, but I'm not reading the first part as '818'. The central character is short relative to the others and appears to have a dot over it, so I read it as a lower case letter 'i'. The surrounding characters might be stylised 'g' rather than '8'. The last letter looks like a 'z' or perhaps the second stroke of an 'n'.

The only thing 'Asian' about it is that it looks like a noodle or rice bowl and is about the right size.

 

[DCMatt]

Based on size, crackle glaze, and ZEN marking I'd say it is a gaiwan - used for making Chinese tea. Missing the lid and saucer.

 

[unclemac]

those pix look like 2 different bowls. the glaze is a commercially available product usually called "celadon" and it is supposed to crack like that to appear Chinese.