Page 372 - Japanese marks and seals on pottery, paper and other objects.
P. 372
—
—
334 WOOD AND IVORY CARVINGS, ETC.
s
No. 754.
Engraved upon an ivory Netsuke. Masa-tsugu. Masa-
tsug7i, the name of the maker.
No. 755.
Engraved upon an ivory Netsuke. Kua-roku. Kuaroku,
the name of the maker.
M
?if)
/ 1
w m
No. 756.
Painted upon a Plate of painted enamel. Makeba ren o
KA U SHITADARU HARAYEBA IsHI O CHIKU YEI UTSURU. The
inscription is read as follows
Ren 0 makeba kau shitadaru,
Ishi 0 harayeba chikiiyei ^itsuru.
It may be translated
As 1 raise the curtain the rain drops from the flowers.,
As I sweep the stone the shadow of the bamboo is reflected.
