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This is the excerpt containing information about Nomura, hinting at his power and nature: http://books.google.com/books?id=lUr0v_hFSF8C&pg=PA34&lpg=PA34&dq=yozo+nomura&source=bl&ots=JcMR9H48JN&sig=0lWm7MYaDgQnGXNIj5GihTwoYBo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=WlKuUc3ADIzO0QHE2YGIBA&am...

Thanks again, David. Your post: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=24259&start=20 is fascinating in its view into the history of the sale and export of art in Japan. Nomura Yozo, the founder of Samurai Shokai, the "Tiffany's of the Orient", led a very interesting life, some of which is revealed ...

Thank you! I had just found the post to which you referred me and had come to add to my original post! I'm wondering if the mountain range mark was a later addition? Or just not always used.

At any rate, thank you very much for your response.

What a wonderful forum. I hope someone can help me to identify this cup. It is 2.5 inches tall. I believe, from information gleaned from this site, that the lowest indented mark is the jungin and upper 3 characters - and the "twin peak" mark identify the maker, the first character "no...