17th century unusual Imari bowl

[DSky25]

Hey guys

I am a novice Asian antique porcelain collector and would love some input on a piece that I acquired from a low end flea market.  I picked up this bowl that looks like a brush pot and it had an unusual mark on the bottom.  The character reads "dai min nen sei" and is ubiquitous on mid-late 17th century Imari porcelain.  The foot rim seems to have genuine age but it seems to be in "too good" of condition.  The colors are correct and the design around the bowl is well done but I really need someone who might have experience possibly give me some tips.  Again, I am a novice and really would appreciate any input from people who are experienced in this field.  Thanks in advance!

Garrett
 

[KC]

Speaking for myself...I would take it to someone for a hands-on inspection from someone in the know if this is in fact to be from the 17th Century.

Just from pics I find it incredibly amazing that it would be from that time period and look this fabulous...but then things have happened like this over time.

[DSky25]

Thanks for all the advice guys. I agree that it does look too good for the age. I had an expert in chinese porcelain take a look at it and the only thing he could tell me is that the foot rim has genuine age and it is at least 100 years old. He was baffled because of the age of the foot rim looked genuine but the rest of the piece seemed in great condition. It's hard to find an expert on Japanese pieces out here. He did say is that Japanese porcelain does not show as many signs of age on the glaze as Chinese porcelain because the glaze and porcelain was made thicker. I think the most crucial thing is the character mark since it was said that the first character is missing the dot underneath. But the Chinese expert said that the characters were well written and did not point to a faked piece, it might just be spurious since they would mimic the Chinese.

[fancypants]

The execution of the gold painting on the exterior of your cool little item leaves a bit to be desired (v/s an authentic one of the 17th cent.) , IMO .

There's a quite wonderful & informative website worth bookmarking , highly devoted to Japanese & Chinese ceramics (since you've mentioned your interest) , DSky25 ...
it's : gotheborg.com .