Page 4 - Satsuma MARKS The Joy Of Beauty 1000 Pottery and Porcelain Marks

Yokohama
横浜

Nippon Yokohama Imamura Zo -
日本横浜今村造
Kutani –
九谷

Dai Nippon Kutani zo
Tokyo
東京

Dai Nippon, Tokyo / Matsuura Yuzan zo
大日本 東京 松浦 柚山
Makers designation Sometimes there is also a character under the actual maker’s
name, Sei, Zo or Tsukuro to be translated as “made by”, the
last character of the complete signature. However, this is not
part of the name, but one must be able to recognize it.
造 or Zo is the most frequent of these characters.
製 – Sei Made /
造 – Zo manufactured /
製造 - Sei Zo produced /
工- Ko created
作 - Sa / Saku /
Tsukuru
Ariyama sei zo
製 之 - kore sei after the name of
the painter,
which means
“painter made
this”
於 - oite Marking after 製
- Sei or - 造 – Zo, Satsuma – Gessan sa / tsukuru
meaning made by