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Subject:Re: Name under Imari plate
Posted By: Bill H Sun, Mar 26, 2017
Mike Oz, you're a blessing to all!
The Monash U. Japanese machine gives:
毛利 【もうり】 (place,surname) Mouri 【もおり】 (s) Moori 【もり】 (s) Mori SrcHNA
As shown in the picture below, the 19th century James Lord Bowes public domain book has a teapot mark for a potter named Mori Uji, member of the Mori family said to be the "most noted makers of Ise ware."
For Mike Oz: I think you'll know best if this mark of Mori Uji is at all relevant to the one on Martin's dish. I note that Uji also can use the similar character 氏, and that the right-hand character looks like 木, which can be pronounced "Mo" in Japanese. So I suppose it depends on whether the Japanese would be read from right to left or left to right, with the left hand character being apparently the larger one.
Best regards,
Bill H.
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