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Hi , I'm new here , does anyone recognise the mark on the base of this Imari scalloped edge plate please (image 3 for mark) ? I think this is Japanese , I see plates described as late Edo period , would this be right or is this a later copy for export . Sorry about pics , I'll get the hang of it , also sorry if the mark is upside down .
Many thanks in advance , Dave.

I do recognize the impressed mark on your porcelain plate. It's a Japanese ceramic work shop mark who were in the business of providing blank porcelain and pottery vessels or pieces to other Japanese companies, who finished them and then were sold or exported for sale.
Dating is late 19th-early 20th. Some porcelain Nippon ware used these blanks, the Royal Nishiki Nippon Company for instance, active before 1920s.
I also own a small collection of decorative pottery vases from 1900?, heavily glazed in green and dark yellow enamels, with silver overlay dragons, with the same impressed mark in an oval. No other identification.
Sandra Andacht on the gotheborg site might be able to help. She knows the name of this company, which I have forgotten.

Thanks for the enlargement. This is a mark of the Seiji Kaisha a.k.a. Seiji Gaisha Company, a Japanese joint venture porcelain company involving the Fukagawa family that operated during the late Meiji period. The link leads to further information.

Best regards,

Bill H.

URL Title :Seiji Kaisha

My answer to you was wrong, it is VERY similar to this tiny impressed mark on the base of my group of 1900 Japanese pottery, but not quite yours after I had another look with a loupe.
Here is an image of my mark, so you can see what I mean.

I will post a new trend about this because it's an interesting topic, Japanese blanks in porcelain and pottery and who used them during 1900-1910 period.

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