Small footed Chinese? Porcelain Dish. Japanese shino ware

Dear forum

Checking Gutenberg but would value any thoughts regarding origin and age of this dish. 

4.5” in diameter. Mark to base

Thanks in advance for any comments!

Looks like Japanese shino ware. The Gotheborg website isn't very good for these undecorated wares, like shino, bizen, shigeraki, hagi etc. Possibly a kiln mark

This website has a limited number of kiln marks, but unfortunately not for shino ware
http://www.e-yakimono.net/html/bizen-markings.html

Thanks Naomi for all the info. Am I right to say it’s hard to date unless I can identify the kiln name?

Most likely to be late 20thC to 21stC

Thanks Naomi

I agree with everything that Naomi has written but to answer another of your questions, knowing the kiln mark would be very unlikely to help you date this type of Japanese pottery or any other type. Many kilns (in effect potteries) have been in operation for many decades.

Also shino glazes originates from the Mino and Seto pottery areas of Japan where they are still used extensively today. However, over the years their use has spread throughout Japan and to many parts of the world including the UK.

Hi Studio-pots. Thanks for the additional info. It’s of great help!

All the best