'IMARI' MARK SAYS PIECE IS 20TH-CENTURY.(AT HOME)

From: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) | Date: June 2, 2001 | Copyright information

Byline: Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson Scripps Howard News Service

Let's get the bad news over with right away. All pieces of porcelain that are marked with the word ''Imari'' in English are mid- to late-20th-century giftware. They are not antique, and they are ''hard to find'' because most of this ware still is in the possession of its original owners and has not yet moved onto the secondary (antique) market.

The hard facts of life are that the vast majori...