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                                   KAGA POTTERY.                        log
















































                                        No.  189.

              Painted   in  red  upon   a  large  Dish   of  choice  middle
          period ware.    The   three upper   characters  to the   right  are
          Sat-to  Si, Mr. Saito    the two lower     ones  are Motome     ni
          oziTE, For demand;    those in the centre of the inscription are
          Dai Nip-pon, Ku-tani       the four upper characters to the    left
                                  ;
          are Wuchi-mi Kichi-zo, one of Tozan’s names, and the lower
          one  is  seisu.  The whole    reads. Made by Wuchimi      Kichizo,
          Kutani,  Great   Japan,   by  order  of Mr. Saito.    The   square
          mark  is the seal of Tozan, the centre mark being his name,
          and the   side characters, No   in. The  seal  of.
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