Page 44 - Japanese marks and seals on pottery, paper and other objects.

6 MARKS AND SEALS ON POTTERY.
In the province of Kaga painted marks are almost inva-
riably used it is seldom that the word Kutani does not
;
appear, either alone or in combination with the name of
the potter and other information. Two representations of
the word Kutani, which is the name of the district in which
the earliest factories were established, are given as the
frontispiece of this Work.
The more ancient examples of the ware bear the word
Kutani alone, as shown below this mark is copied from a
;
specimen dating from about 1650 a.d., and belongs to the
period before gold was used in the decoration of the ware.

KUTANI.
Nine Valleys.
Works of this character are also marked with Chinese year-
periods, of which the following is an example

SEIKA, NEN SEE
Alade in the year of Seika. A forgery of the Chinese 7nark of the Tch'mg hoa period.,\^(iS'\e[^'] A.D.