Page 125 - Catalogue of the Edward Morse collection of Japanese pottery MFA BOSTON

PROVINCE OF HIGO
79
875-886. Various pieces, consisting of tea-jars, tea-pots, tea-cup, bowls, etc., with furnace-
marks of Matsu Sai i (876), Ya (881), // (883), Toyo i (884), Yatsushiro and Sogen
(87s),
(885). Some of these are black Mishima on a white ground, and a few have light chocolate
glaze. 1870-1880

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875 876 883

It may be well to add the information alluded to under Koda, page 76, which Mr. Tokutomi sent
tome regarding the if^^ marks above given. 857; "nothing is known about this." 858; "this
mark was used by Toshiro Ueno, who was called Katsuki in his youth." 859; "this mark was
used by the sixth heir of Kizo Agano, the seventh heir of Toshiro Agano, and by the eighth heir of
Kizo Agano. Kizo Agano himself used this signature." 863 ; " was not able to find out anything
about this." 865 ; " not read." 867 ; " this mark was used by Gentaro Agano, the fifth heir <rf
Tarosuke Ueno Agano, the younger son of Toshiro Agano, the second heir of Kizo Agano the
founder." 868 ; "this mark was used by Gentaro Ueno in his youth, who was the fifth heir of Taro-
suke Ueno." 875; "no information about this." 876; "this mark was used by Hosan (who was
called Saibei in his youth), the seventh heir to Kizo Agano." 881 ; "this mark was used by Yaichiro
Ueno, the sixth heir of Tarosuke Ueno." 883 ; " this mark was used by Jiro Ueno, the ninth heir of
Kizo Ueno." 884; "this mark was used by Hosan, the fifth heir of Kizo Ueno." 885; "this mark
was used by Nibuzo Yoshiwara, a native of Yashiro Machi, Yashiro County. He was one of the
followers of the Agano family."

AMIDAYAMA (Case 8)
A pottery having white glaze with blue decoration was made at Amidayama in the
latter part of the last century. Imitations of Hizen and also Chinese porcelain were
attempted. Specimens of this work are very rare.
887. Haisen, in form of tsutsumi (a kind of drum). H. 10 in. Hard white stone clay, white
crackled glaze. Formal design of clouds,
waves, scrolls, etc., and encircling bands of
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fret in light blue. Higo Amidayama no
toko, Kansei nensei (written in blue). 1797
888. Brush-holder. H. 4f in. Fine
fawn clay, thick white glaze strongly
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crackled. Chinese landscape delicately -
drawn in light blue. Higo, Udo-gori, Ami-
dayama set (written in blue). 1797
889. Tea-pot. . D. ^^ in. White por- w
celain, circular panels of landscapes in
887
light blue. Mark same as last. 1797
890. Pear-shaped bottle. H. 33 in. Three short legs. Scalloped handles outlined in
red. White porcelain clay and glaze< Over-decoration of landscape in blue, red, yellow,
green, etc. Mark same as last.
1797