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Subject:Help identifying a mark on satsuma vase
Posted By: Michael Sat, Feb 04, 2012 IP: 68.202.181.145
I am contemplating purchasing a Satsuma vase that is signed on the bottom. I cannot find anything similar to this mark in everything I have looked through. Any help identifying it and possibly dating it would be much appreciated. The only picture I took was of the mark and I apologize in advance for not having one of the whole vase. Thank you for your help.



Subject:Re: Help identifying a mark on satsuma vase
Posted By: Arjan Tue, Feb 07, 2012
Hi Michael,

The upper, or better ...right character reads right. This means there was also a left one and your vase was/is one of a pair. The other markings were probably meant to fit proper pairs together. Those kind of "fitting" markings were used a lot on Satsuma like ware from Kyoto (1920/1930's ?)

Regards,

Arjan

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