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Small teapot has these characters on the bottom. I wanted to know what they say. Thank you.

On the right: Dai 大 Nippon 日本 (Great Japan) Hizen 肥前.
On the left: Arita 有田 and then 2 marks of the artist's name which I can't decipher followed by Sei 製 (made).
Arita is a town in the Hizen province, this is Arita porcelain from the late Meiji period (circa 1900).
Perhaps I find more time in the weekend to figure out the name.
Regards,
Martin.

Thank you for this, anyway.

Have found the name, which is Aoki 青木.
So the complete mark is: Dai Nippon - Hizen - Arita - Aoki Sei.
See also the my picture.

Mark of the Aoki Kyodai-Shokai (Aoki Brothers Company), which was founded in the 1890's by Aoki Jinichiro (1863-1955). The Aoki Family Kiln was a very important Japanese Hizen kiln: the Aoki Ryuzan Kobou Gama (kiln). The Aoki Kiln closed after the turn of the century (1900) before they were reopened later by 2 descendants.
Regards,
Martin.

Thank you so much, Martin. I appreciate your effort.

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