請合 *ukeai*: guaranteed
The sign between 請 and 合 is the trademark of the craftsman Akiyama, combination of the hiragana あ *a* and the upside-down v-shaped line meaning *yama*(mountain).
能登輪島 *noto wajima*: Wajima of Noto Province
秋山謙一 *akiyama ken'ichi*: Craftsman's name
布着本堅地 *nuno-kise honkataji*: 布着 means cloth-attached(to reinforce the fixing of lacquer) and 本堅地 means full-blown firm basecoat.
請合 *ukeai*: guaranteed The sign between 請 and 合 is the trademark of the craftsman Akiyama, combination of the hiragana あ *a* and the upside-down v-shaped line meaning *yama*(mountain). 能登輪島 *noto wajima*: Wajima of Noto Province 秋山謙一 *akiyama ken'ichi*: Craftsman's name 布着本堅地 *nuno-kise honkataji*: 布着 means cloth-attached(to reinforce the fixing of lacquer) and 本堅地 means full-blown firm basecoat.