Kikusui (菊水)
An export mark that features a chrysanthemum half submerged in water that is frequently paired with the English phrase "Trade Mark/Made in Japan." This mark has been identified on ceramics found at archaeological sites throughout the West that were occupied between approximately 1900 and 1945 (Burton 2005:96; Costello et al. 2001:33–34; Costello and Maniery 1988:27, 83; Ross 2012:25–26).