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CLOISONNE ENAMELS. 293
No. 640.
Rendered in enamel, in relief, upon a Dish of old
ware. The old style of the character Man, meaning Ten
thousand, A myriad, All, and so forth; this form of the mark
is now obsolete in Japan. The character is common to many
countries, and is known as the Swastika, amongst other
names.
No. 641.
The mark given above is a copy of the top of a Table
in the Bowes Collection, reduced in size, of middle period
ware. It is rendered in cloisonne enamel, and forms part
of the decoration of the work. The inscription to the left
is Gioku-sho-do. Giokushodo being the name of the maker.
The other inscriptions are a medley of Dutch and Japanese,
written in English, the meaning of which is not clear.
