Help identifying japanese seal please

[Colton Gibson]

Hello I am trying to identify the markings on the bottom of this beautiful porcelain bowl. I'm almost positive they are japanese and that the first two characters above the seal say "koto yaki" but thats as far as I have gotten. thank you very much!

 

[Mike Cash]

That's "Arita" yaki, isn't it?

The bottom one is "Ryuu" (dragon).

 

[Colton Gibson]

I could be wrong I can not read Japanese so your probably correct. The entire stamp is one word?

 

[Majestic]

Hello Colton,

The characters above the seal say "Arita Yaki" (有田焼).

The character inside the square seal says "Ryu" - dragon (龍)

Edit: Mike beat me to it.

 

[Colton Gibson]

Ok thank you very much

 

[Mike Cash]

How did you get "koto" from that?

 

[Colton Gibson]

Like I said I cant read Japanese lol. There is no way to date this piece based on the seal?

 

[Majestic]

Yes, someone who is very familiar with this stuff should be able to date this piece. Unfortunately I'm not that guy. If nobody on this site knows, you may have better luck asking on a forum specializing in this. Arita Yaki is a common type of porcelain. The "Ryu" maker seems a bit obscure. Not that I know, mind you, it just doesn't come up in any searches either in Japanese or in English. This site usually has a lot of good info, but it didn't help me with "Ryu".

Japanese Porcelain Marks

 

[Colton Gibson]

Thank you very much I have been searching hard and can find nothing yet that says anything about the Ryu seal. I have found tons of arita yaki but nothing about the seal.