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Unno Shomin Japanese marks

Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:22 pm
by JustinGill
Here are some pics of my Unno Shomin tazza showing engraved marks . Can anybody tell me what each character stands for please . thanks Jstn

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Re: Unno Shomin Japanese marks

Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:07 pm
by davidross
Hello Justin,

Thanks for posting clear photos of the item.

In the first photo (which is properly oriented), there are five characters that read from top to bottom, "un no sho min zo." This translates as "Unno Shomin, made by."

I see no silver mark, but would be surprised if it were not Japanese jungin ("pure silver").

Regards,

DR

Re: Unno Shomin Japanese marks

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:28 pm
by JustinGill
Hi and thanks David . its very very hard to find the meanings of these marks unless you really know your stuff as you obviously do . thanks again Justin