Featured Really weird Chinese? Cup. Does anyone have an idea of age? Origin?

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  1. Tracylou

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    IMG_6607.JPG IMG_6608.JPG I love this little cup - it's so unusual with the foot looking just like the stem of a vegetable. The mark is impressed but unfortunately half of it isn't legible. Does anyone have any ideas about age, origin, maker etc?

    Thank you fellow.antiquers.
     
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  2. Mat

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    It is Japanese Satsuma, likely from Kyoto - Awata. Here is a cup I have marked Taizan with a similar decoration, but you mark seems not to be the same as on my piece. T3.jpg
     
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  3. Tracylou

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    Thanks for that Mat,

    It's a really odd foot don't you think? Ive never seen anything like that before.
     
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  4. Mat

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    I think the cup is a (lotus?) blossom and the foot it's stalk, nice! I think I have seen that again, but it is certainly not common.
     
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  5. say_it_slowly

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    It looks like some Banko ware to me.
     
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  6. Mat

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    From what can be seen I think your mark could be an impressed Kinkozan mark, but I am not sure.
     
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  8. Tracylou

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    Well thank you all for your fascinating responses. The cup seems really old to me any ideas on dates?
     
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