Van Patten Ceramics

Patterns and marksby joan van patten and mark chervenka.

Van patten ceramics.

In her book titled van patten s abc s of collecting nippon porcelain joan van patten offers expert advice on recognizing more than 300 of the 359 stamps known to date. There are now more than 50 known patterns applied to ceramics which have fake nippon marks. Brooklyn based ceramicist jon van patten aka jvp wares hand crafts one of a kind ceramic vases that feature minimalist geometric patterns created using blue masking tape. However the gold has transpired to be delicate and poor in.

Imitation nippon has been made since the late 1970s. 1994 collectors guide to made in japan ceramics identification and values by carole bess white. Jonathan splits time between portland oregon and brooklyn new york practicing art drumming painting and writing. 12 4k followers 389 following 477 posts see instagram photos and videos from jon van patten jvp wares.

Hard lines maze their way around the curves of thrown forms where start and end cease to exist. Gold was used profusely in the decoration of high end nippon ware and is an excellent sign of quality. 199 page hard cover fully illustrated. At first patterns on reproductions looked more like german and english.

Jonathan van patten is a ceramicist whose pieces embody ambiguity exploration and discovery of a true self.