Japanese (?) High Relief Crab Vase

[osbornes]

Can someone help with identifying this pottery mark?  Was passed on to me by my father who spent time in Vietnam and Japan.  Thanks for any leads.  Appreciate your help.

[Stan]

this looks like it could be Sumida.

[johnno42000]

Is this possibly Palissy ware?

[Stan]

Even though I can't read the mark it looks Japanese and not french.

[DavidC]

I don't think its from Europe although Grebar and Dalpayrat did produce "Alien inspiration" pottery similar to this one. What is it about crabs?.......Best wishes

[Stan]

Hi David, this could be anything, it looks like it has an R in the mark which would lead me to believe not Asian, it has a Sumida look to it but they did not mark their items this way and Japanese and chinese potters were always copied around the world, so my guestamation is 20th century potters mark, not Asian.

[DavidC]

Good thread. Informative. Thanks