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<p>[QUOTE="Dory64, post: 4394876, member: 17558"]Hi, there are many variations to both Satsuma and Kutani marks as they are named for the province they are made in, so many different makers. There can be similarities between the two, and I came across this thread due to researching a piece of so-called Satsuma (I haven't seen the mark yet) in the same pattern - called "thousand flowers" however if you google it as well as this pattern you will get the Satsuma pattern more commonly associated with this name which is orange/red/yellow with chrysanthemums. The easiest way to tell Kutani is the "R" character (at the top of yours) - which I call the Kutani R (it means something else entirely but for me it's an easy way to explain to others), however not all Kutani has it and not all Kutani is marked. Similarly with Satsuma - there is a "mon" (a circle with a cross in it) that is often on pieces and signifies Satsuma and another character that looks like an anchor with a flat bottom. Wikipedia has good descriptions of both wares and Gotheburg has a plethora of marks for both wares amongst many other Japanese and Chinese marks. <a href="https://gotheborg.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://gotheborg.com" rel="nofollow">https://gotheborg.com</a>. Hope this helps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Dory64, post: 4394876, member: 17558"]Hi, there are many variations to both Satsuma and Kutani marks as they are named for the province they are made in, so many different makers. There can be similarities between the two, and I came across this thread due to researching a piece of so-called Satsuma (I haven't seen the mark yet) in the same pattern - called "thousand flowers" however if you google it as well as this pattern you will get the Satsuma pattern more commonly associated with this name which is orange/red/yellow with chrysanthemums. The easiest way to tell Kutani is the "R" character (at the top of yours) - which I call the Kutani R (it means something else entirely but for me it's an easy way to explain to others), however not all Kutani has it and not all Kutani is marked. Similarly with Satsuma - there is a "mon" (a circle with a cross in it) that is often on pieces and signifies Satsuma and another character that looks like an anchor with a flat bottom. Wikipedia has good descriptions of both wares and Gotheburg has a plethora of marks for both wares amongst many other Japanese and Chinese marks. [URL]https://gotheborg.com[/URL]. Hope this helps.[/QUOTE]
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