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176 OWAKI POTTERY.
No. 394
Painted upon a Vase of porcelain decorated, in various
colours, with a portrait of Onono Komachi, a lady of great
beauty who lived in ancient days. Nip-pon, Se-to, Ka-to Kishi-
TA-RO KORE o sEisu. Kato Kiskitaro, Seio, Japan, makes this.
The inscription at the side reads: 0 -nono Ko-machi no dzu.
A portrait of Onono Komachi.
No. 395.
Painted upon the above example. To-kio, 0 -ka-wa
IcHi-RAKu YEGAKu. Painted by Okawa Ichiraku, Tokio. The
lower character is the mark of the painter.
No. 396.
Impressed upon a Tea Bowl of porcelain, made at Seto
by a member of the family of Yeiraku, of Kioto, who has
recently * settled in Owari. Yei-raku, the seal of the maker.
