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Satsuma vase translation

cisco1414

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I just acquired this vase and would like to know what it says on the bottom.
Would anyone be willing to take a look at the pictures I have taken?
Thank you.
 

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Hello again cisco,

The two characters are: Right, Hundred (窶ーE窶「S).

Looking again at the site I referred to earlier, this mark is similar to other marks on Satsuma-ware

Japanese Satsuma Pottery
Look toward the bottom of the page. You will find a number of marks with the kanji for right, followed by a number. I'm tempted to say that the piece was originally part of a pair, and right marked the position of this piece, with the number being the number of sets produced... but this is out of my field so take that with a grain of salt.
 
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