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any idea what the mark says? it is at the bottom of the tea pot. Any idea of origin and possible age?

Hallo Mathijs,

Mayby others can help with the rest of the characters but a quick look tells me that the upper row reads " Dai Nihon" or great Japan. The dai before Japan is allways a good indication for a dating to the Meiji period. The characters on the right reads indeed "Satsuma"(in short form)but you made a contradiction in your description.
Charactaristic for whats often called "Satsuma" is that it isn't porcelain but more a kind of stoneware.

Regards,

Arjan

Tnx for this information. it is already helpful. And indeed it is not porcelain. It is stoneware.

All I can say is it's Satsuma. Rémy

Hi to all,

The left-hand stack of kanji reads down as "Hozan Ga" (Painted by Hozan). There was a Meiji period artist named Matsumoto Hozan, but their work was much superior to the painter of this teapot (see link). Perhaps the teapot was by a later generation of the same family.

Best regards,

Bill H.

URL Title :HozanMatumoto

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