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200               TOKIO PAINTING AND POTTERY.










                                      No. 478.                No. 479.
                        Painted   in   blue  upon   Cups    of  porcelain,   made   in
                   Mino, and decorated in Tokio.       Cho-so-sai Sai-ko ko.     Made
                   by  Chososai  Saiko.   Both  inscriptions  are  the same.






                                                  No. 480.
                        Painted   in  red upon   a Cup    and   Saucer    of  egg-shell
                   porcelain, made in Hizen, and decorated in Tokio.        San-go-ku
                   icHi Mei-zan.    Meizan,   the  first (maker) of the  three countries,
                   Japan,   India, and   China,   signifying the whole    world.  The
                   lower   character  is the maker’s    seal.







                                                  No. 481.

                        Painted in red and black upon a Cup of porcelain, made
                   in   Mino,   and   decorated   in   Tokio.    Shun-zan     hitsusu.
                   Painted   by  Shiinzan.   The lower    character  is  the  painter’s
                   seal.






                                                  No. 482.

                        Painted in blue and red upon a sake Bottle of porcelain,
                   made   in Mino, and decorated     in Tokio.   Shin-zan.    Shinzan,
                   the name    of  the maker.      The lower character     is  his seal
                   or  that  of  the workshop.
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