The gallery below represents the sum total of my Signature and chop database. There are nearly 800 artist marks here, including the lions share of Antique Chinese and Tokoname kilns.
I hope this is useful for all you Bonsai enthusiasts and pottery collectors. I have enjoyed identifying others’ pots on the forums, Facebook, and by email, but its best if we can all do it ourselves.
Many thanks to my friend and fellow pottery expert Francisco Javier Gutierrez, who provided me with many marks I didn’t have and some I’d never seen before.
Note that Chinese kilns are identified with their Japanese pronunciations, they are pronounced entirely differently in Chinese. Chinese kilns, when I know, are identified by age, as so:
Kowatari: Old Crossing, Pre-1800
Nakawatari: Middle Crossing, 1800-1911
Shinwatari:New Crossing, 1911-1940
By decade: given
Contemporary: within the last 35 years
Taisho era(Japanese): 1912-1926
Reading Artist marks: this order of operations always holds true as long as the mark is in the same form(I.e. Vertical 2 character marks are read top to bottom, Horizontal 3 character box stamps right to left, horizontal 2 character non box stamps left to right, ect.)
Feel free to email me at Gastrognome at aol dot com about any inaccuracies or other chops you have that should be added, or if you just can’t seem to find your mark. Up to 3 IDs via email are gratis, and the fee for more is nominal.
- Akatsuki/Gyoun
- Akatsuki/Gyoun
- Akatsuki/Gyoun
- Akebono En
- Akira Takano(高野晃)
- Alatillo(Father of Gyoun)
- Aso
- Azumi-Ya
- Banko Yaki
- Bizan
- Bizen Yaki
- Buhou
- Buhou
- Buhou
- Bunzan(Seto)
- Bushuan Kiln(Unknown Student)
- Bushuan-Shigeru Fukuda
- Bushuan-Shigeru Fukuda
- Bushuan-Shigeru Fukuda
- Bushuan-Shigeru Fukuda
- Bushuan-Shigeru Fukuda
- Chikuho
- Chikuzan
- Chinese Contemporary-Koshuohsei(Kinbon pot)
- Chinese-Circa 1970s-徐苔邦(Jotaiho)
- Chinese-Contemporary
- Chinese-Contemporary
- Chinese-Contemporary
- Chinese-Contemporary
- Chinese-Contemporary Choushun
- Chinese-Contemporary Shunzaido(春在堂) Also Seen with a false “Made in Japan” stamp.
- Chinese-Contemporary Yixing
- Chinese-Contemporary Yixing
- Chinese-Contemporary(Taizan)
- Chinese-Contemporary(Taizan)
- Chinese-Contemporary-Bokukakai
- Chinese-Contemporary-ShuHoZan(70s)
- Chinese-Contemporary-Touinken
- Chinese-Contemporary-Wago Shuho
- Chinese-Contemprary Yixing
- Chinese-Cultural Revolution Yixing
- Chinese-Contempory-KoShunOhSei-Kinbon Pot
- Chinese-Kowatari-Chinbunkyo
- Chinese-Kowatari-Chinbunkyo
- Chinese-Kowatari-Chinkan(陳款)
- Chinese-Kowatari-Chinkatsunui
- Chinese-Kowatari-Chinmansei
- Chinese-Kowatari-Chinmansei
- Chinese-Kowatari-Chinnuien
- Chinese-Kowatari-Choushi And Chinbunkyo
- Chinese-Kowatari-Getsusyokuokuukainmanzoi
- Chinese-Kowatari-Gohoukoku
- Chinese-Kowatari-Gohoukoku
- Chinese-Kowatari-Gokonsei
- Chinese-Kowatari-Housyoushiin
- Chinese-Kowatari-Itsukou
- Chinese-Kowatari-Itsukou
- Chinese-Kowatari-Izensairaku
- Chinese-Kowatari-Izensairaku
- Chinese-Kowatari-Izensairaku
- Chinese-Kowatari-Jiyoyuusen
- Chinese-Kowatari-Jiyoyuusen
- Chinese-Kowatari-Jiyunsyou
- Chinese-Kowatari-Katei And Chinbunkyo
- Chinese-Kowatari-Keikei And Chinbunkyo
- Chinese-Kowatari-Keikei and Chinkanzoku
- Chinese-Kowatari-Keikei and Chinkoihou
- Chinese-Kowatari-Keikeisensetsunjin
- Chinese-Kowatari-Kisekisanhou
- Chinese-Kowatari-Ooougunsei
- Chinese-Kowatari-Senshizui
- Chinese-Kowatari-Sensyousei
- Chinese-Kowatari-Shihouhouzou
- Chinese-Kowatari-Shirinhouko
- Chinese-Kowatari-Syounuihouko
- Chinese-Kowatari-Syounuihouko
- Chinese-Kowatari-Syouseihouko
- Chinese-Kowatari-Syouseihouko
- Chinese-Kowatari-Syuusyouyuusei
- Chinese-Kowatari-Tenkokaku
- Chinese-Kowatari-Youkihatsu
- Chinese-Kowatari-YouzenYuurankansei
- Chinese-Kowatari-Yuuranwasei
- Chinese-Nakawatari-
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Amandashitsu
- Chinese-Nakawatari-AManDaShitsu(阿曼陀室)
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Banbaujiyuki
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Banbaujiyuki
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Banbaujiyuki
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Bankei
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Bundouyusyotsuhoyshinpou
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Canton
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Chinbeiwatoukisyoshisyupin
- Chinese-Nakawatari-ChinBunKyo(陳文郷)
- Chinese-Nakawatari-ChinBunKyoSei(陳文居製)
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Choushun
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Choushun
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Choushun
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Choushun and Youki
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Eisan
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Genteuseizouhaiten
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Genteuseizouhaiten
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Giiugoshiran
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Giiugoshiran and Gotokuseisei
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Gikou
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Gikouhaushinpou
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Gikoukenteisankakumokushun
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Gikoushinhosei
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Gikoushisa
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Gikoushisa
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Gikoushisamoki
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Gikousyoteijizou
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Gikousyoteijizou
- Chinese-Nakawatari-GokouhousyouZo and Syouhyou
- Chinese-Nakawatari-GoTokuSei and KinTeiSyouHyou(呉徳盛 and 金鼎商標)
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Hakujiyu
- Chinese-Nakawatari-HakuJu(柏壽)
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Hoga Tojin
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Hotoukizo
- Chinese-Nakawatari-HoukijiZo
- Chinese-Nakawatari-HoukijiZo
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Houkosansei
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Houkosansei
- Chinese-Nakawatari-HouseihouZo
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Housetsutoujin
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Housosansei
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Itsukou
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Itsukou
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Itsukou
- Chinese-Nakawatari-JitSuYoKyo(実用共)
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Jiyushisouki
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Kaishigyokubyou
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Kansei and Katsumeisho and Gaunkonin
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Katsumeisho
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Katsumeisho
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Katsumeisho
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Katsumeisho
- Chinese-Nakawatari-KatSuMeiShoSei(葛明祥製)
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Katsutokuwa
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Katsutokuwayokuki
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Keikei and Housetsusanjin
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Keikeiitsuki
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Keikeikiryuusakuko
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Keikeisyouryuu
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Kokigan
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Kotoku Seizo
- Chinese-Nakawatari-KotokukiZo
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Kotokusei
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Kotokusei
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Kouseikinsei
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Kouseikinsei
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Koutokukisei
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Kyougikaizou
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Oukoisei
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Riyuumonin
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Ryuuhai
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Ryuuhai
- Chinese-Nakawatari-RyuuHai(留佩)
- Chinese-Nakawatari-RyuuhaiJizou
- Chinese-Nakawatari-RyuuhaiJizou
- Chinese-Nakawatari-RyuuhaiNozou
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Sai
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Seikizusyo
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Shanhaihogenkou
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Shinshinsyousei
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Shinshinsyousei
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Shinshinsyousei
- Chinese-Nakawatari-ShoKoDoIn(尚古堂印)
- Chinese-Nakawatari-ShoTeiJiZo(松亭自造)
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Shouyoukousei
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Sozondou
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Syouhainoin
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Syouhainoin
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Syouko
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Syoukodouin
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Syoukoudousei
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Syouseryuu
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Syouseryuu
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Taishintoujin
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Tauki
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Tetsu Gakkan(鐡画軒)
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Tetsu Gakkan(鐡画軒)
- Chinese-Nakawatari-TetsuGakkan
- Chinese-Nakawatari-TokoShin(徳新)
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Tokukonji Zoutouki
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Tokukonjizoutouki
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Tokushin
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Tousyousei
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Un
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Un and Kokigan
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Yasuto and Houzou
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Yoku Ki(翼記)
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Yokuki
- Chinese-Nakawatari-YoSeiNinSei(擁正年製)
- Chinese-Nakawatari-YoSeiNinSei(擁正年製)
- Chinese-Nakawatari-Zekouga
- Chinese-Shinwatari-Senheibun
- Chinese-Shinwatari-Youzenshisa
- Chinese-Shungadou 1970’s Kinyo
- Choju
- Cyazan
- Daisuke Sano(with Konno Shinzan)
- Deiju
- Deiju
- Doko(Toshiake Matsushige)
- Domato Hosei
- Doshita Keishin
- Doshita Keishin
- Dozan
- Echizen Hitoshi
- Echizen Hosui
- Echizen Hosui
- Echizen Hosui
- Echizen Housui
- Eisho
- Ejiri Taizan
- Fujikake Yuzan
- Fujikake Yuzan
- Fujikake Yuzan(by period)
- Masahi Furumoto
- Masahi Furumoto
- Masahi Furumoto
- Masahi Furumoto
- Masahi Furumoto
- Masahi Furumoto
- Futoan
- Genmo
- Genmo
- Gosui
- Gyorakudo
- H. Kinokawa
- Hakusan
- Hanyu Takahashi(Ujou)
- Hanyu Takahashi(Ujou)
- Harumatsu
- Harutomo
- Haruyoshi
- Haruyoshi
- Haruyoshi
- Hayashi Bonka
- Hayashi Bonka
- Heian Ado
- Heian Banshou
- Heian Kosen
- Heian Kosen
- Heian Kouso
- Heian Kouzan-(Ko-o, post 1973)
- Heian Kouzan
- Heian Kouzan
- Heian Kouzan
- Heian Kozan(Mostly 2nd Generation)
- Heian Tofukuji
- Heian Tofukuji(clay spade chop)
- Heian Tofukuji
- Heian Tofukuji
- Heian Tofukuji
- Heian Tofukuji
- Heian Tofukuji
- Heian Tofukuji
- Heian Yusen
- Hekisyo
- Hekisyo
- Hikosanjin
- Hirano Yuho
- Hoka
- Hokusai
- Hokusen
- Horie Bikoh
- Horiguchi Gomyosyou
- Hosho
- Kamakura Houraku
- Housyo
- Houtoku
- Ichikawa Taishuu
- Ichinokura Sekisyu(Koho)
- Ichinokura Sekisyu
- Ichinokura Sekisyu
- Ichinokura Sekisyu
- Imaoka Machinao
- Ino Shukuho 2nd Generation
- Ino Shukuho 1st Generation
- Ino Shukuho 3rd Generation(Top Stamp is Fuyo En)
- Ino Shukuho 1st Generation
- Inoue Ryusai
- Inoue Ryusai
- Inoue Ryusai
- Inoue Ryusai
- Ishiei
- Ishikawa Shousen
- Ishikawa Shousen
- Ishikawa Yaki
- Miyazaki Isseki
- Munakata Isso
- Ito-Satsuma Yaki
- Itoh Gekkou
- Itoh Gekkou
- Itoh Shiko
- Itoh Tankyou
- Itoh Tankyou
- Itoh Tonyo
- Itoh Tonyo
- Itoh Tonyo
- Itoh Tonyo
- Jiuemon
- Joshu Shozan
- Joshu Shozan
- Joshu Shozan
- Juetsu
- Juetsu
- Juetsu
- Juetsu
- Jyakushi
- Jyuryo
- Kaga Shozan
- Kakuyu Eimon(郭佑衛門)
- Kamakura Houraku
- Kamakura Houraku
- Kamiya Ryuen
- Kamiya Ryuen
- Kamiya Ryuen
- Kanbe
- Kandagawa
- Kanzan(possibly pronounced Sekizan or Sekiyama)
- Kasai
- Kashin
- Kato Matasuke
- Keisui
- Keisui
- Keisui
- Keizan-恵山
- Tsuji Kensho
- Kikuchi Syunyo
- Kikuchi Yoshimitsu
- Matuei Kimiko
- Kimura Meisei
- Kinbon Custom (many artists)
- Kinkozan
- Kinkozan
- Kinkozan
- Kinsyoen
- Kiyoshi Koiwai(Fuuku Kiln)
- Kobayashi
- Koho
- Koho(Sekisyu)
- Koho
- Koho
- Koishiwara Yaki
- Koishiwara Yaki
- Konno Shinzan
- Konno Shinzan
- Konno Shinzan
- Kosyunka
- Kotobuki
- Kouseki
- Kutani Ai
- Kutani Chikuho
- Kutani Kanzan
- Kutani Shunsen
- Kutani Shuzan
- Kutani Yaki
- Kyo-Yakima
- Kyogoku Shiho
- Kyogoku Shiho
- Kyogoku Shihou
- Kyuhoen
- Kyuhou
- Kyunori
- Kyuseibi(臼井美)
- Kyuseki
- Kyuzan
- Kyuzo
- Makioka Minoru
- Makuzu Kozan
- Makuzu Kozan
- Makuzu Kozan
- Makuzu Kozan
- Makuzu Kozan
- Makuzu Kozan
- Makuzu Kozan
- Marufuji
- Marufuji
- Marufuji
- Maruto(Marufuji)
- Maruto(Marufuji)
- Masako Kunii
- Matsumoto Shoseki
- Matsumoto Shoseki
- Mazan
- Mazan
- Mazan
- Mihoro
- Mino Kenzan
- Mino Kenzan
- Mitsunobu
- Mitsuyama
- Miura Chikusen
- Miura Chikusen
- Mizuho Ikegami
- Mizuizumi
- Hayashi Mokuu
- Hayashi Mokuu
- Moriyama Shuzan(森山秀山)
- Mouzen
- Mugen
- Mumroi Bunraku
- Munenori
- Namiki Katsumi
- Nanpei
- Ueda Naokata
- Kosyunka
- Nonki
- Ogurayama
- Ogurayama
- Okumura Souzan
- Okumura Souzan
- Ono Gishin
- Ookawa Taizan
- Owari Yuho
- Rakushiko Ikasuke
- Rikkado
- Rozan
- Ryuseki
- Ryuzo Kiln, Juso(柳造窯, 渋草)
- Saito Juseki
- Saito Juseki
- Sakamoto
- Sakamoto
- Sanshu Takako
- Sansyu Mukayama
- Sasuryo
- Sataro
- Sataro Mizukami
- Satomi Terahata
- Seiko
- Seiko (production kiln)
- Seikundo-Satsuma Yaki
- Seisyo
- Seiwafu-Seto
- Seiyuu
- Hayashi Seiyuu
- Seizan-Arita Yaki
- Sekishin
- Senkei
- Senri
- Senri
- Sensui
- Sensyu(only apprentice of Syuzan)
- Seto-Shouzan
- Seto Yaki
- Setsuzan
- Sharaku
- Sharaku(写楽)
- Shiho
- Shimono Buzan
- Shinano Chazan
- Shishimaru
- Shishimaru
- Ishida Shoseki
- Shoseki(Yuuki)
- Shoutou
- Shun(Shigetoshi Yamada)
- Shunhosho(春芳燒)
- Shunichi Seisyo
- Shunka Seizan
- Shunsen
- Shunzan
- Shutei(周亭)
- Shuuodo Yuraku
- Shuuyou
- Souseki
- Sozan
- Sruga Yamasyou
- Sruga Yamasyou
- Sruga Yamasyou
- Sruga Yamasyou
- Suifu Sanjin
- Suifu Sanjin
- Suigura Keisen
- Suzuki Syuzan
- Suzuki Syuzan
- Suzuki Syuzan
- Suzuki Syuzan
- Suzuki Syuzan
- Suzuki Syuzan
- Syouzan(Seto)
- Syungo
- Syungo
- Syunpoen
- Syunyo-Kyo Yaki
- Syunzan
- Syushin
- Tachibana
- Takako Ishikawa
- Takao Koyo
- Takashi Kosaka
- Takemoto
- Takemoto
- Tani Genyo
- Tani Ranzan
- Tani Ranzan
- Tani Ranzan
- Tarugen
- Teizan
- Teizan
- Teizan(Shinano)
- Teizan
- Tenfukuji
- Tetsugaku
- Tetsugaku
- Tetsusan(鐵山窯)
- Tetsuzan
- Toda
- Hayashi Toujaku
- Tokoname-Hokido
- Tokoname Sankei
- Tokoname-Aiba Koyo
- Tokoname-Aiba Koyo
- Tokoname-Aiba Koyo
- Tokoname-Aiba Koyo
- Tokoname-Akira Shouzan
- Tokoname-Akira Shouzan
- Tokoname-Akira Shozan(Machiko)
- Tokoname-Atsuko Bisho
- Tokoname-Atsuko Bisho
- Tokoname-Baigetsu
- Tokoname-Bigei
- Tokoname-Bigei
- Tokoname-Bigei
- Tokoname-Bungoro
- Tokoname-Eime(Yozan Kiln)
- Tokoname-Eime(Yozan Kiln)
- Tokoname-Eime(Yozan Kiln)
- Tokoname-Eimei(Far Left)
- Tokoname-Eiraku
- Tokoname-Fukuho
- Tokoname-Fukusen
- Tokoname-Fusyu
- Tokoname-Gyouzan
- Tokoname-Gyouzan
- Tokoname-Gyozan
- Tokoname-Gyozan
- Tokoname-Gyozan
- Tokoname-Hakusui
- Tokoname-Hattori
- Tokoname-Hattori
- Tokoname-Hattori(Pattern and Stamp)
- Tokoname-Hattori
- Tokoname-Horin
- Tokoname-Houkuzan
- Tokoname-Houmei(Katoaka Yoshiaki)
- Tokoname-Housei Souin
- Tokoname-Housen