Can anyone help me with the marks on the bottom of this vase, I'm trying to identify the maker and get a general value for it. It looks like it's from the 50's, the exterior texture is very bumpy. The vase is very solid and heavy. Thanks!http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx293/druusilla/Miscelaneous/DSC00002-3.jpghttp://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx293/druusilla/Miscelaneous/DSC00004.jpghttp://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx293/druusilla/Miscelaneous/DSC00005-2.jpg

Japanese artists would never turn out something as sub standard as this. The inside would be finished and lacquered.Sorry, but I know it is attractive, and the symbols do look japanese, but that doesn't mean it is. You will have to find someone who can read japanese and I don't think we have anyone here that does. The symbols appear to be stamped in, rather then etched in. Etching a Japanese signature is more usual then stamping.

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