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Re: identify mark located inside pair of vases

Posted By: Bill H
Posted Date: Jul 17, 2014 (03:26 PM)

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Your vases are Japanese. The character literally means "white" and by extension "pure". Therefore I'm guessing in the context of your vases that it may be a factory quality-control inspector's marking that means "without fault". Otherwise, it can be a surname or given name (usually feminine), so could be the personal mark of the quality-control inspector who passed the vase.

Best regards,

Bill H.

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