Backwards Kutani?

So, I have a small Japanese cup with a mark on the bottom. My research has lead me to believe it's Kutani but the mark is backwards. Where a standard mark is 九谷, this one is laid out like 谷九. I don't have the piece on me, as I'm at work currently, but I'd be happy to provide a picture once I return home. Is this a possibility? Has it been seen like this before?

I do actually have a photo on my phone, which I'll upload, it's just not a straight on photo of the mark. Again, I'll get a better photo once I return home.

 

It is possibly from 1960, but would help to see the entire vase.

It is a seal script in the Kaku (square) version and style of "Kutani".

Similar to this mark




It is almost certainly like this mark

 

Japanese can be read left to right as well as right to left, so there isn't a problem with the characters not being in the most common form - but it looks like you just had it upside down in the pic anyway? Agree with what has already been posted, probably 1960's or 70's in period.

 

Sorry, I did flip the image because I hadn't realized the characters were upside down. As promised, here's a better photo.

 

Lol You were right, they are indeed back to front in comparison. As they are rubber stamped is it possible it was reverse stamped, stamped onto one metal plate and then stamped onto the porcelain. Not sure why or how this might happen. If you were to stamp onto a smooth rubber and then stamp that rubber onto the porcelain then this would be the back to front result.

 

This thing is small too, maybe a tea cup? 3.5 inches tall and 2 and 3/4 inches in diameter.

 

I found your backward Kutani mark, unfortunately while its confirms 1960 it does not give any more explanation.




http://modernjapanesepotterymarks.blogspot.com/search/label/Kutani