You can find all sorts of variations in that mark !! Its one of the most common marks !! The individual sites usually have the main ones used over the years !! There are over 300 documented marks and variations of them !! Just find the one yours is closest to !! The "Hand Painted" or not is not relevant to the mark itself !! Some had it,, some didn`t !! Some had Nippon,,some had Made in Japan some had both,,all within the same time frame !!