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<p>[QUOTE="Ce BCA, post: 4481920, member: 18716"][USER=59]@Bakersgma[/USER] is correct, they are Japanese Kutani ware, and this is what the top two characters say - they also appear to be porcelain, Satsuma is pottery (earthenware). These are early 20th century in period inter-war or perhaps slightly earlier. The bottom character is very likely 'made' but the other two are too scrawled for me to make out. A native speaker may be able to decipher it though if you can find a Japanese translations forum.</p><p><br /></p><p>For the specific questions, the style is 'Kutani' and they were made in Kaga province, Japan. They were made for export, the Japanese taste in ceramics is very reserved and revolves around form, not decoration.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ce BCA, post: 4481920, member: 18716"][USER=59]@Bakersgma[/USER] is correct, they are Japanese Kutani ware, and this is what the top two characters say - they also appear to be porcelain, Satsuma is pottery (earthenware). These are early 20th century in period inter-war or perhaps slightly earlier. The bottom character is very likely 'made' but the other two are too scrawled for me to make out. A native speaker may be able to decipher it though if you can find a Japanese translations forum. For the specific questions, the style is 'Kutani' and they were made in Kaga province, Japan. They were made for export, the Japanese taste in ceramics is very reserved and revolves around form, not decoration.[/QUOTE]
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