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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ce BCA, post: 4298531, member: 18716&quot;]It isn&#039;t the mark which determines what is Satsuma and what is Kutani.&nbsp; Satsuma is earthenware, Kutani is porcelain, and it is also a regional difference with true Satsuma being produced in the Kagoshima region under the control of the Shimazu clan and Kutani being from Kaga prefecture (although there were decorators who bought blanks from both regions and decorated them).&nbsp; You can find Satsuma painted more in the Kutani style and Kutani painted in the Satsuma style.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is not common to find Kutani with a lozenge mark, but they are plenty around and I have sold many over the years.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This piece is definitely Kutani![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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