Identify the chop mark please? Smoke? Bueller? Anyone?

Brian Van Fleet

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Can anyone identify the kiln/potter associated with these chop marks? I was told it was Tokoname, but can't find these marks anywhere. Help!?
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Brian
 

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Thanks Greg, but this is the list I was comparing against and couldn't find it...
 

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That's the English list, but I also looked at the Japanese pages (which you may have done as well). I'm hoping someone chimes in with a better knowledge. Maybe Bill Valavanis would have a better handle on it....
 

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Try here, though these are mostly for artisan-made pots, and yours looks to me like a mass-production mark: http://bonsaipotplaza.com/
 
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Thanks JKL, been through that one too, and the closest I could find was 2 characters from one of the marks match 2 characters from "Rakkan-Yixing-Zisha"...maybe it's Chinese?
 

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