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34 MARKS AND SEALS ON POTTERY. —
SETO.
’I he chief town in Owari^ written iti four styles.
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NANIWA. KOTO. NANKI. VAMATO.
Another name of Osaka, The east side of the Another na7ue of the J province.
a city. Lake of Biwa. provhice of Kii.
In some cases the names by which the ware is known
are given, occasionally with the word Yak'i, meaning ware,
added these marks are nearly always stamped :
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It appears to have been a custom of the princes in
Japan to honor distinguished potters with whose efforts they
