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No. 433.
Incised upon a sake Bottle of pottery. Dai Fu-so-koku.
Si-sui, TO-SI, Yen-so-sha seisu. Made by Yensosha, potter,
of Sisiti, Great Japan, Fusokoku is the scholastic name
of Japan.
No. 434.
Painted in blue upon a Water Vessel of faience. Jiu,
meaning Longevity.
No. 435. No. 436. No. 437.
Painted in blue upon a Vase of faience. No. 435.—
Fuku, meaning Happiness, luck, and so forth. No. 436.
Roku, Wealth and prosperity. No. 437.— Jiu, Longevity.
The three words together are read Fuku-roku-jiu, and
signify Good fortune.
