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A Satsuma vase can be the term used to describe an oriental style piece of pottery that has the following characteristics.

In spite of very good quality work, many good pieces are simply unmarked.

The display vases are usually numbered underneath so you can tell the position it should be in.

The colour Gosu Blue is found on a type of Satsuma which used to be called Imperial Satsuma circa late 19 century.

Marks can in addition to Choshuzan have Dai Nippon Great Japan , Satsuma Koku, Jissei in, Choshuzan saku made , Kagetsu hitsu decorated.

The circle with a cross that often make up a part of the marks, are the Shimazu mon or the family crest of the clan that ruled Satsuma Han however I doubt that any one of the Shimazu clan ever owned or, let alone ordered one Satsuma export style ware piece to be made.

At the same time, other artists were producing exquisite wares of the highest quality.

Japanese Satsuma Pottery Japanese Porcelain Marks• Other artists are Chin Jukan XIV 1926- , Satsuma Jukan sei and Chin Jukan XV 1959- Chineike Chinzan Chokuzan Choshuzan Choshuzan, alternative reading ZHO or naka , SHU and ZAN yama.

Mark: Shimazu family crest and below that Satsuma Yaki, the last character in Satsuma is abbreviated.

Chin also used the name Gyokuzan between 1874-1897.

Gosu Blue is distinctive with a very thick glaze that can be either dark blue, green or black depending on the firing.

Some of the vases also heavily use gold coloring in their design which makes the vase look extra special.