(1) Kutani, or Kaga, often with other marks. This is the Prince's mark.
(2-5) Kutani ware; red, blue, and gold.
(6-7) Kutani porcelain, usually very fine.
(8) "Made at Kutani in Great Japan."
(9) Ohi Ware Kaga.
(10) Ohi ware, Kaga.
(11) "Happiness," Kaga. The open window mark.
(12-13) Kenzan, inscribed marks.
(14) Kenzan, stamped, letters sunk.
(15) Kenzan painted in brown.
(16-18) Yeiraku. The Nagano-mura is an offshoot in Awaji, same mark.
(19) "Made by Yeiraku in Great Japan."
(20-21) Kishu. Both marks stamped in the paste.
(22) Banko. Two stamped marks. On thin teapots, greyish brown ware.
(23) Banko. Two stamped marks.
(24) Nishina, a family name.
(25, 26, 27) Soma. Stamped in oblong or oval panel, the oval being the older. On the outside of some pieces with these marks the crest of the Prince of Soma (A) is found with a prancing horse tied between two stakes.
Marks in the Form of Symbols.
This is a common form of marking Chinese porcelain and Chinese symbolical ornaments, and were often copied. The five examples given (B to F) are frequently found on Japanese porcelain:
(B) A swastika, Buddhist symbol, also a family crest.
(C) A flower with five leaves, in red.
(D and E) Two varieties of a plant.
(F) A leaf, in blue outlined in gold.
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