Japan Marks - Kato Shubei

Japan Marks - Kato Shubei I & II

KATO SHUBEI (初代加藤周兵衛) (1819-1900)
KATO SHUBEI (2代加藤周兵衛) (1848-1903)
HAKUUNDO (白雲堂) Est. 1852
var. SHIUBEI

Trade Mark for Hakuundo

Circa late 19thc Japanese Eggshell Porcelain Demitasse
Decorated in Chinese Ming Scroll Blue Underglaze
Four Footed Quatrefoil Tea Cup & Fluted Saucer



Provenance - On display at the Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum a tea set containing the same demitasse form and pattern decoration, noted as made by Kato Shubei and Kato Senpachi of Seto, Meiji era 19thc. Link to http://www.pref.aichi.jp/touji/004_collection/09/collection/01.html

KATO SHUBEI (初代加藤周兵衛) (1819-1900)

Kato Shubei 1st was born in 1819.
Shubei opened a porcelain factory in 1852 along with his son, Shubei II. Shubei I was also known as Hakuundo. He died in 1900. They manufactured and decorated their porcelain wares. Shubei was noted for his sometsuke porcelain ware and he was the leading business in sometsuke porcelain manufactory.

According to the General View of Commerce & Industry in the Empire of Japan printed in 1893 by the Department of Agriculture and Commerce of Japan, the business name for Kato Shiubei (Shubei) is Hakuundo located in Seto-cho, Higashikasugaigori in Aichi-ken. They manufactured porcelain wares.

KATO SHUBEI (2代加藤周兵衛) (1848-1903)

Kato Shubei II [2代加藤周兵衛] (1848-1903) continued the family business of porcelain manufactory. Based on two resources (www.imari.com) and Jahn Gisela, Shubei II used the name Hakuundo in his trade mark signatures on sometsuke porcelain wares and seiji celadon wares.

On the website www.imari.com, there is noted under Kato Shubei II that he used the impressed mark [周兵] Shubei on sometsuke porcelain wares (see pictures on website).

The trade mark signatures of Kato Shubei are noted in Brinkley's book, Japan - its history, arts and literature, 1901, marks #631 and #632. I am correcting the name spellings for the artist and business name.

Note: 周兵 is read as Shuhei but when read in context of the artist name and signature, 周兵 should be read as Shubei.


日本瀬戸藤周兵製 NIHON SETO TO SHUBEI SEI	白雲堂 HAKUUNDO

Kato Shubei is noted for their sometsuke ware but they also made seiji (celadon glazed) ware and their celadon wares were marked Hakuundo, Hakuundo Shubei, and Hakuundo Sei [Sei for Kato Seishin 加藤精神] sei (白雲堂精製). Kato Seishin was a relative and decorated wares for Hakuundo.


	白雲堂周兵製 Hakuundo Shubei sei

SIGNATURES OF SHUBEI
Dating 1852-1903

TRADE MARK FOR HAKUUNDO HAKU (白雲) FOR HAKUUNDO SOMETIMES FOUND ON THEIR WARES


WRITTEN BLUE SIGNATURE, HAKUUNDO SHUBEI SEI 白雲堂周兵製 IMPRESSED MARK, SHUBEI 周兵

HAKUUNDO SHUBEI SEI 白雲堂周兵製

SHUBEI SEI 周兵製

HAKUUNDO SEI [Sei for Kato Seishin 加藤精神] sei 白雲堂精製

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