ANTIQUE SETO YAKI

                

KATO SHUNKO (sometimes incorrectly read as Harumitsu)

         加藤春光

Link: http://blog.livedoor.jp/momo2011/archives/3887320.html

  

KATO GOSUKE

             陶玉園 加藤五助

Tougyokuen Kato Gosuke

Kato Shubei 加藤周兵衛

TAKEUCHI CHUBEI (竹内忠兵衛) 

Chubei was noted for his sharkskin glazes, but also for his cloisonné. Many of his sharkskin wares are marked with a number read right to left 五一五二五二二 or left to right 2252515 which is a patent number, Meiji 22 (1890) 5 month 25 day for 15 years (from worthpoint). This mark was used circa 1890-1905.

See:

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/takeuchi-chiubei-japanese-nippon-400340110

Yamatouen Sei 

松村九助氏 Matsumura Kusuke 1844-1912 Nagoya 

http://blog.livedoor.jp/momo2011/archives/3251398.html

https://www.yumpu.com/xx/document/view/20326010/chicago-list-of-exhibitors/5

Kawamoto Masukichi

Links:

    http://nagoya-toujikikaikan.sblo.jp/category/899371-1.html

NIPPON YOKOHAMA YAMASHITA SEI ZO (日本横浜山下製造)

                    

                      A great link: http://blog.livedoor.jp/momo2011/archives/6010642.html

IGEZARA-The pie crust plates

Igezara are thickly potted transferware plates, usually with a brown pie crust rim. These were made in the Meiji through the early Showa period. The name is derived from a dialect in Saga Prefecture meaning thorn plates. These were made for the common people for everyday ware. Many are unmarked but there are some makers who did mark their wares.

So far I have found these marks used on Igezara

Iwa mark 岩

Ken mark 謙

Koransha mark コオラン

Kushiyama mark 串山 

Shiroiwa 城岩

Tomi or Yutaka mark 豊

Uwataki mark 上瀧

Yamatoku 山徳

There are various common motifs. 

This Igezara has the book shape forming a window or canvas for the decoration with the bamboo motif in the background. Inside the book shape are moon, plum blossoms, peony and a rock. It is 31cm in diameter. 

                                      No mark   Dates circa early 1900's

It appears that most Igezara were made during the late Meiji through Taisho period. 

KYOTO SATSUMA (京 薩摩)

From collection of Jim Horne

AWATA YAKI (粟田焼)

          

                      

                                 This is an Awata Jar with missing lid c. 1930 

KINKOZAN

Made for export. This mark (red and gold) with the mountain mark reads Kinkozan Zo 錦光山造. This  is probably c. 1921-1930 ( certainly after September 1921, given the MIJ written above the mark).

Marked Kinkozan Zo. These kinds of cups (and saucers) came in sets of twelve, a different flower motif for each month. 

     This is signed in red Kinkozn Zo 錦光山造

KOSHIDA

         This is a very fun Koshida piece circa late 1950's.

Marked Seizan 清山

Double Ring Foot or Niju Kodai (二重高台)