kutani mark

[Dominique]

Hi every one,
I (again) need your help to translate the mark of this kutani vase.
The height is 13.25 inches.

[Stan]

I can't read the marks they were scribbled on, but I can say it is Kutani and would date it 1868 to 1912 yours looks like early to mid Meiji.

[peterp]

The mark characters are indeed difficult to read. They are either incomplete or otherwise fancy writing. Maybe one could pick them with a proper marks list, but not with this only.

[Dominique]

The characters used don't look like what we're used to see...??

[peterp]

It's not neat writing. Especially the first two characters have some fancy long or omitted strokes.

[Stan]

It is possible that these characters were added at a later time, if you can feel the marks on the surface and can scratch it with your fingernail it was added.