Help needed for large four handled lidded urn with Japanese mark.

Ok. It's probably two handles with two finials but four handles sounds better even if one has been “restored”. Technically gluing a handle back on is “restoring” it to its original position so if you want to be called a restorer go down to the hardware store and buy some glue and you're in business. This urn turned up at auction last week with an price range of $100-200 and no matter how hard the auctioneer tried we ignored him. He had two chances of selling it at that price range with a “restored” handle – buckleys and none. It turned up again this week with a price of $50-150 but no matter how hard he tried no-one would bid $50 to start it but I'm a sucker for these things so I put in a $30 bid and the auctioneer finally gave up and sold it to me. It's got some interesting text on the inside of the vase. There is a name that I can't decipher and either G910 or 1910 and 27/6 and 19/6 which could be the price in shillings and pence. The base has a mark that I can't find so far. Not sure which way up it goes but think the left one might be correct.

Can anyone identify or translate the mark??

Edit - forgot to mention the size for those interested - 46.5cm high 3.5Kg

Cheers
Stephen

 

It is Satsuma, likely made in Kyoto in the early 20th c. I am not sure if the writing is "1910", but as a date that could be right. The mark could be a horribly written "錦光山造", "Kinkozan made", but I am not totally sure.

 

The mark on the lid means "left 2" and on the rim "right 2".

 

Agreed Mat. The last symbol fits well but the writer must have been as high as a kite when they wrote the rest.

Interesting. It infers a pair which probably wouldn't be unusual with large sized urns.
Cheers
Stephen

 

Doesn't that say "Damaged"?

 

it does look like it.......???

 

Yeah. That too. Dropped both and saved one and the lid from the other.

 

I was thinking that's what the signature said. Do you mean it has a different signature?

 

Oh. Now I get it. Think you are right sis.
Thanks
Stephen

 

so it's one from a pair with the wrong lid on it.......right ?

maybe that's why no one there was buying it..?

 

Yes and maybe. I think it might have been a case of being so out of fashion these days that they are incredibly hard to sell. The younglings just aren't interested.
Cheers
Stephen