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Subject:Cup with rooster and chicken
Posted By: Martin Michels Tue, Apr 24, 2018 IP: 84.26.216.123
I recently bought this Japanese cup.
Although I usually try to solve the signatures myself, this is a hard one. Í guess on the right it probably says: Hirado. But then I'm lost and need some more experienced member(s) of this forum to please help me with the decoding of the characters.
Thanks in advance,
regards,
Martin.







Subject:Re: Cup with rooster and chicken
Posted By: Bill H Wed, Apr 25, 2018
Martin, read down and across from the right, I believe the characters possibly are:

平戸
美賀扣
地

Best regards,

Bill H.

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Subject:Re: Cup with rooster and chicken
Posted By: I.Nagy Thu, Apr 26, 2018
In addition to Bill's response,
平戸　　-　Hirado -Name of porcelain produced in Mikawachi, Sasebo, Nagasaki Pref.
美賀　　-　Mika - It could have been a name of a kiln sometime.
扣地　　-　Hikaechi (控地）Land prepared for future need.

With regards,
I.Nagy

Subject:Re: Cup with rooster and chicken
Posted By: Martin Michels Thu, Apr 26, 2018
Bill,
Thanks again for helping me out.
However, it remains a mystery.
美賀扣 translates to Mikako (ON-reading), but the online Japanese Kanji Name Dictionary does not give those 3 characters for Mikako, but the first 2 spell Mika, which is a Japanese female first name.
Your last character 地 (ji or chi) means "earth" or "ground". Back to the 3rd character above 扣 (ko or hika), that means something like "knock" or "strike".
So it is assumed that it says: Mika strikes ground ?? Meaning something like: Mika made the cup from clay ??
Intriguing.
Thanks again, regards,
Martin.

Subject:Re: Cup with rooster and chicken
Posted By: Martin Michels Fri, Apr 27, 2018
I. Nagy,
Thanks for your addition, it helps a lot and I think I was close with the text in my reaction on Bill H's answer.

This is what I like about this forum, helping each other and complement each other. Great !!!

And today I'm posting a new item (See: Dragon cup) about a Japanese mark on which is a character I can't find. Hopefully you (Bill H / I. Nagy / Guy) can help me with that to.

Regards and thanks again guys,
Martin

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