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Could anyone shed some light on this please?

Thank you
Natalie

Satsuma ware from the 1920's - 1930's.
The mark is displayed upside down, but I can't figure out exactly the first Kanji.
The closest Kanji I can find is 奥 (Oku), which means the name could be Okuyama 奥山.

But I'm not sure, perhaps I.Nagy could help to confirm or to correct.

Regards,
Martin.

I'd rather read it as 　魚山　Uoyama

Regards,
I.Nagy

Thank you!

Dear I.Nagy,

Is Uoyama the name of the master?

Thank you
Natalie

Thank you!

Sure, here's a revised version:

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Dear Martin,

You mentioned that the mark is displayed upside down, and you are uncertain about the first Kanji. The closest Kanji you found is 奥 (Oku), which suggests the name could be Okuyama 奥山. However, you are unsure and suggested that I.Nagy might be able to confirm or correct this.

Is Okuyama the name of the master? Would you mind clarifying?

Regards,
Natalie

Dear Natalie,
I agree with I.Nagy that the mark is Uoyama 魚山.
He has much more experience with the Japanese language than I do.
I did not find any information about Uoyama in Google, which might be an indication that Uoyama was one of the very many pottery painters / decorators in the beginning of the 20th century,
many of them remained relatively unknown.
Regards,
Martin.

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