Plate - possible satsuma?

Are there any marks on the back?

 

Any marks to the back? It looks more like Kutani rather than Satsuma - is it made from porcelain (ie slightly translucent when you shine a strong light through it) or opaque (pottery)? If porcelain it will be Kutani.

 

Yes, it says Kutani.

 

always important to give the size of your items,,,,

and notice how the back of the plate shows up so much better than the front....on a background of ....not the same color..!

 

beautiful meiji kutani

 

Kaga-kuni Shimizu-sei, "Kutani" plate in "Satsuma" style but on porcelain body. Meiji period (1868 - 1912)

I found this backmark which has a similar outline to Smercs plates backmark and while this artist 'Taniguchi Sei' mainly did Satsuma they also Kutani and as this is Kaga-Kuni a kind of Hybrid or 'satsuma on porcelain' ( not pottery) then it might very well be associated with his studio.

 

Good information, @Francisco G Kempton .

 

FYI in case anyone is not aware - "Sei" is not the maker's surname. It's the Japanese word for "Made."

 

Thank you Bakersgma, yes I do that alot. I bet if there is someone fluent in japanese they must laugh at my primitive understanding of the Japanese language. I spend hours deciphering a japanese makers mark and signature that they can read in seconds. I should say by the artist 'Taniguchi'.