shiroaiko Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 Hi Aidan, the marble was a good buy! I'm happy for you.😃 Japanese marble collectors would immediately rush to the marble if it is at only 10 dollars. Normally they cost 5 times more... The marble in question is a lampworked marble which was probably made in Osaka. The glass is almost seedless and the color is good. The lampworker used glass rods which were supplied by a glass maker specializing in making rods and cullet for other fields of glass industry. The time period is late Meiji, Taisho or early Showa. Childhood labor was common at that time. They were made before the coming of transitionals and machine mades. To name the makers who made lamp-worked marbles for export at that time, they were Tokujiro Oi (Osaka), Wakamatsu Yoneda (Osaka) and Hanshichi Kamei (Kyoto). Domination of Japanese marbles in Asian countries continued until 1954 when Hong Kong started marble production. 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marblemanvintagemarbles Posted March 15 Author Report Share Posted March 15 14 minutes ago, shiroaiko said: Hi Aidan, the marble was a good buy! I'm happy for you.😃 Japanese marble collectors would immediately rush to the marble if it is at only 10 dollars. Normally they cost 5 times more... The marble in question is a lampworked marble which was probably made in Osaka. The glass is almost seedless and the color is good. The lampworker used glass rods which were supplied by a glass maker specializing in making rods and cullet for other fields of glass industry. The time period is late Meiji, Taisho or early Showa. Childhood labor was common at that time. They were made before the coming of transitionals and machine mades. To name the makers who made lamp-worked marbles for export at that time, they were Tokujiro Oi (Osaka), Wakamatsu Yoneda (Osaka) and Hanshichi Kamei (Kyoto). Domination of Japanese marbles in Asian countries continued until 1954 when Hong Kong started marble production. I myself felt that this marble has a much higher value but i didn't want to conduct any unfair business. I try my hardest to maintain accuracy and honesty with all of my marble sales on ebay and off of ebay. You have a lot of information on these and that's very impressive and interesting to read. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 Well show it off! What the heck are you waiting for? Chase it around in your fingers and tell us what you think it is🔥 RAR🍿 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiroaiko Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 We got some information from our National Diet Library and Patent Office (platpat). I also did some fieldwork in Osaka, which was the center of export marble production. I hope to spend more time here at Marble Connection sharing what I have learned. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YasudaCollector Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 Thank you so much for the awesome information Shiroaiko! 😎 It's really amazes me to think that the marble was made such a long time ago. It has definitely seen it's fair share of history! I wonder how it could have made its way over here to the U.S. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 14 hours ago, YasudaCollector said: I wonder how it could have made its way over here to the U.S. It probably came overseas in the pocket of an American Navy, Army, Airforce or Marine Veteran. Topshelf imho. Nice find--Nice buy as well. Marble--On!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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