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1814 "Ko-Kutani Tokkuri" Sake bottle (date based on box marking). Gift received December, 1953. Bottom view.

This is the mark for Kutani. The top character is "Nine" and the bottom, "Valley". Kutani means Nine Valleys and is the name of an area and a village.