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Late
Kinkozan Marks (Stamps for lower end pottery and porcelain)

Kinkozan written as 金光山, alternative reading is Gonkozan.

NB: Kinkozan pottery was active 1645-1927, the Kinkozan family has a long
tradition from the 17th century. The most important production in the years
1875-1927 was led by Kinkozan V (1868-1927), from early Meiji to Taisho.
Kinkōzan: led by Kinkōzan Sōbei; heavily exported from 1875, especially to
America; largest producer of Satsuma export products. Kinkozan signature
therefore has a wide variety, including the quality of the work.

Kinkozan is a family name, with a number of generations very active in pottery
manufacture (mainly Satsuma) in Kyoto up until 1927. The family factory was
one of the largest decorators and exporters of Satsuma ware and some of its
production, especially some of that from c. 1900 - 1915, was of very high
quality indeed. However, it also produced large quantities of average or
somewhat better than average quality wares as well. He also experemented
with a coloured ground (monochrome or dichroic) shown in Sandra Andachts
Treasury of Satsuma, which she dates from 1885 to 1900.

Note Kinkōzan Sōbei lV (1824–1884), was the sixth generation of a family of
Kyoto Awataguchi potters with the name Koboyashi. In the 18th centrury the
third Koboyashi was granted by the Shogun to bear the name Kinkozan. So the
line of potters with the name Kobyashi starts two generations before the
Kinkozan name was granted to this family. That makes that Kinkozan IV also is
known as Kinkozan VI, and his son, the last Kinkozan as Kinkozan VII).