I know the bottom character is san/yama 山, but I'm not sure what the first kanji is, however, I was informed by a third party that the seal looks like it reads 高山, Takayama. I haven't been able to narrow this down to any specific artist, however, there is a city in Japan named Takayama which has several sake breweries, so perhaps this sake bottle was made by/for them, or as a product to be sold in tourist shops in Takayama, Japan. I'm having difficulty figuring this one out, so if you know, I'd greatly appreciate your help.


We have a porcelain tea set my uncle brought back from the Phillipines in the 1960s that has the same mark on the bottom that is on the white round piece second from the bottom. Can we use it to identify it? My sister researched and found it meant Kutani. It's mid-century from Japan but who made it. Contact me at cleach.csu.edu@gmail.com if you can/will help.
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