Message #36242

[guest504]

Thanks guys.  So it is a treasure.  I'll ask my mom more specifically as to provenance, but I am sure she said Japan.  I don't know if he may have visited China too.

Thanks for the information about the "CHINA" mark, Joey.  That makes sense to me now and I wasn't aware of it.

I'll look more carefully for layers, Tom, but it is hard to tell, as the whole thing is a little dirty.

On the sides I notice that it looks like a layer of something has shrunk, giving it a crackle look that I didn't notice before. 

Anyway, thanks again!