MARKS AND SEALS
32. | Nen-ichi=first year. Not clearly legible and unidentified. |
33. | An illegible seal-mark, roughly copied from a Chinese mark. |
34. | Another form of No. 20. |
35. | Another form of No. 15. |
36. | Another form of No. 16. |
37. | Another form of No. 20. |
38. | I-gai ki-ki=most precious utensil in the empire. |
39. | Ka=rejoicing. |
40. | An unidentified seal-mark (apparently Natei, a man's name). |
41. | Sei-tei jo-gyoku=like a jewel at the bottom of a well. |
42. | Unidentified. |
43. | Unidentified. |
44. | Unidentified. |
45. | The Swastika. |
46. | Unidentified. |
47. | Unidentified. |
48. | Ming=the Chinese Ming dynasty. |
49. | A confused imitation of some Chinese mark. |
50. | Unidentified. |
51. | Fuku=wealth; a commonly used mark on Imari and Kutani wares. |
52. | Another form of No. 51. |
53. | Another form of No. 51. |
54. | Another form of No. 51. |
55. | Another form of No. 51. |
56. | Another form of No. 51. |
57. | Another form of No. 31. |
58. | Another form of No. 51. |
59. | Another form of No. 51. |
60. | Oryō taikai Gosho netsu—moulded by Gosho with clay from Oryō. (The origin of this mark is unknown. It is probably a copy from some Chinese mark.) |
61. | Gorodayu Shonzui-zō=made by Gorodayu Shonzui. |
62. | Santō namida no=(viewed) with tears of joy in Santō (copied from the Chinese). |
63. | Suye=porcelain. |
64. | Yempō nen-sei=made in the Yempō period (1673–1680). |
65. | Unidentified (apparently the same as No. 40). |
66. | Hyakusen-tei Tomohiro-sei=made by Tomohiro in the Hall of the Hundred Rivers. |
67. | Tsuji Hitachi Aijō sei=made by Tsuji Hitachi (art name, Aijō). |
68. | Another form of No. 67. |
69. | Zōshuntei Sampo-sei (vide text). |
70. | Chrysanthemum mark. |
71. | Peony mark. |
72. | Orchid mark. |
73. | Flower (Chinese) mark. |
74. | Another Form of No. 73. |
75. | Another form of No. 70. |
76. | Leaf mark. |
77. | Lotus mark. |
78. | Another form of No. 73. |
79. | Representation of the eupholia litchi. |
80. | Another form of No. 73. |
81. | Another form of No. 73. |
82. 83. 84. |
Different forms of No. 73. |
85. | Cherry mark. |
86. | Wood-sorrel mark. |
87. | Chrysanthemum and narcissus mark. |
88. | Pomegranate mark. |
89. | Plum mark. |
90. | Butterfly mark. |
91. | Another form of No. 73. |
92. | Another form of No. 75. |
93. | Another form of No. 89. |
94. | Another form of No. 85. |
95. | Another form of No. 70. |
96. | Another form of No. 73. |
97. | Kōfuku=prosperity and good fortune. |
N.B. The following marks, from 98 to 115 inclusive, are found upon specimens of Hizen Ware dating since 1870. | |
98. | Nenmokuan Kizō sei=made by Kizō (called) Nenmokuan. |
99. 100. |
Different forms of No. 98. |
101. | Yūsen Hōgen sho=painted by (Kano) Yūsen (who had the rank of Hōgen). |
102. | Another form of No. 25. |
103. | Hizen Arita Heirin sei=made by Heirin (at) Arita (in) Hizen. |
104. | Senzan Higuchi zō=made by Higuchi (called) Senzan. |
105. | Hizen Kwanyō Nenmokuan Kizō sei=made by Kizō (called) Nenmokuan (at) the official kiln in Hizen. |
106. | Shōmodō Chikuha sei=made by Chikuha (called) Shōmodō. |
107. | Another form of No. 106. |
108. | Hizen Arita Yamaka sei=made by Yamaka (at) Arita in Hizen. |
109. | Yamaka sei=made by Yamaka (vide No. 107). |
110. | Gokei zō=made by Gokei. |
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