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Hallo all.
The images below show a rather nice, small place I purchased last year. I suspect this may be Chinese, but as usual...I'm not sure.
Can anybody please help identify the maker/signature...and maybe possible age?
Thank you for any help you can offer.
Jack

In my opinion it is a Japanese plate, the decoration is typical Japanese and the mark is a so called Yago "^" mark. Unfortunatly I don't recognize the Kanji character under the Yago "^".

The "^"-character or Yago is a shorthand word meaning "house", "house name", "roof" or "under the roof of" indication a family workshop. Other sources sees the Yago as a symbol for Mount Fuji in Japan.
Source: Gotheborg Japanese marks.

Regards,
Martin.

Dear Martin,

The "roof" mark in Japanese is read "yama"(mountain)
e.g. サ　under the yama mark is read Yamasa (Name of famous Soy sauce maker)　宗　under yama mark is read Yamaso
In this case I read the character under the yama mark 神　Shin (Kami)　-　Yamashin -

With regards,
I.Nagy

Dear I.Nagy,
Thank you very much for your explanation.
I learned again something from you.
Much appreciated,
Martin.

Thank you Martin and I.Nagy.

To be clear, are you saying that the 'signature' is a craftsman named Yamashin or that this is a commercial mark for Yamasa?

Kind regards
Jack.

Dear Jack,
Yamashin is a commercial mark (yagō）
Mark of the pottery, not the craftsman.

(I mentioned the name of the Soy sauce maker "Yamasa", just for an example to Martin for better understanding of the meaning of "Yama" mark)

With regards,
I.Nagy

That you for clarifying I.Nagy.

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