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Subject:Help with Kutani teapot mark
Posted By: Martin Michels Tue, Jan 03, 2023 IP: 2001:1c03:58c3:3f00:
I found this Kutani teapot with a mark I do not quite understand. It looks that it says 屮右 (Teyu) ???
Literally meaning "left hand - right" ???
This combination of Kanji is not found in the Japanese names dictionaries, so does someone have any idea what it means or did I make a mistake in the interpretation of this mark?
Thank in advance.
Martin.





Subject:Re: Help with Kutani teapot mark
Posted By: Bill H Wed, Jan 04, 2023
While we both await I.Nagy's expert input, the mark reads down in two characters as 屮右, machine translation "right hand". Japanese readings are:

屮
Japanese Kun HIDARI HIDARITE
Japanese On SA
Chinese meaning "Sprouting plants.

右
Japanese Kun MIGI TASUKERU
Japanese On U YUU
Chinese meaning Right hand

The Unihan data base doesn't show a printable character in the radical form, but below is a screen print:

Best wishes,

Bill H.



Subject:Re: Help with Kutani teapot mark
Posted By: I.Nagy Thu, Jan 05, 2023
The answer is quite simple.
These are two characters written continuously;
山名　Yamana　-　Surname
The horizontal part of the second stroke of 名 character was omitted.

With regards,
I.Nagy

Subject:Re: Help with Kutani teapot mark
Posted By: Martin Michels Thu, Jan 05, 2023
Dear I.Nagy and Bill H.,
Thank you both for replying my question.
Thanks to I.Nagy's expertise we know what the name is, I would never have find this. Much obliged.
Regards,
Martin.

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