Dear translators, I need your help to write in latin letters the signatures you can read on the attached pictures. Please help. I am sorry I am even not sure if it is Chinese or Japanese language…
Can't tell about pic1 and pic3, but pic2 said 锦光山造 (made by Kinkozan), which is a 汉han4 字zi4 (Chinese Character) or Kanji (Japanese people say in this way). The Kinkozan family of potters was active from 1645 until 1927 after which the factory closed. The background is that approximately around 1875 Kobayashi Sobei (1824-84) (artist name Kinkozan IV) started to export his products together with the Kyoto manufacturer Taizan VIII. The market was in particular America. Their main production period was approximately between 1875-1927 under the leadership of Kinkozan V (1868-1927). Technically speaking Kinkozan 锦光山 family wares are not a true ‘Satsuma 萨摩’ but should be classified as Awata Kyo-yaki.栗田烧。
By the way, I think none of these 3 pics are posed correctly.
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Thousand of thanks for your kindful help !!!!
Let me try my hand with the Pic 3. I can at least see what three letters are: 手繪X器
They are respectively,
手 - hand (suggesting hand-made?)
繪 - picture, drawing
X - part of this letter seems to be 易, but it's not 錫
器 - vessel.
Since kudott81 #2 has nailed down of Pic 2 that it is a Japanese pottery, let me move this thread to JP. Nonetheless, contributors in CH are welcome to help!
s/栗/粟/
They are respectively,
手 - hand (suggesting hand-made?)
繪 - picture, drawing
X - part of this letter seems to be 易, but it's not 錫
器 - vessel.
Since kudott81 #2 has nailed down of Pic 2 that it is a Japanese pottery, let me move this thread to JP. Nonetheless, contributors in CH are welcome to help!
Awata-yaki is spelled 粟田焼.
s/栗/粟/
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I wonder if #1 could be a stylized version of 五山 (missing the top stroke on the first character). Kato Gozan (加藤五山) was a potter who lived 1922-2007.
Just a guess.
Just a guess.
