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Hagi only. Ninagawa says Hagi is the general name for Matsumoto and
Fukagawa; and yet Fukagawa is a separate town from Matsumoto. To
make the discriminations more difficult, Nagato pottery is rarely signed
furnace-marks even are not seen ; and so in many cases distinctions are
impossible.
HAGI (Case
9)
Japanese antiquarians make a distinction between Hagi and Ko Hagi, and though
the distinction amounts to nothing save as a matter of age, there is yet a marked
difference in the appearance of the older forms. Tokiko says that Ko Hagi is often
mistaken for early Izumo, and this is doubtless due to Korean influence in both
instances. According to Ninagawa and other authorities, the first potter of Hagi was
a Korean named Rikei, afterwards called Saka Koraizayemon. The descendants of
Rikei attained the rank of Samurai
gi2. Bowl, flaring sides. D. 5J in. Soft brownish clay roughened, thick white glaze with
extra white overglaze running from rim. Coarsely crackled. Four spur-marks within. 1580
913, 914. Bowls. 1600-1630
915- Bowl. D. 5J in. Fawn clay, thick cream glaze finely crackled. Under-decoration
of light blue bamboo leaves ; over-decoration of dark brown bamboo leaves and plum blos-
soms. Sides compressed, rim cut. Basal ring with two notches. 1650
916—918. BowLS. 1650-1700
919- Rest for cover, in form of a drum-shaped ring. H. ij in. Light fawn clay, light
cream glaze. Thick walls, design perforated. 1780

920. Cake-plate on three looped legs. D. 8 in. Rim crenulated. Coarse light fawn
clay, thick grayish-white glaze strongly crackled. In centre of plate under-decoration of
flowers roughly sketched in black and gray. . 1780
Rare form.
921-924. Bowls and bottles. 1780-1830
925. Tea-bowl. D. 45 in. Rough light fawn clay, buff underglaze, darker overglaze.
Sides compressed, one side sliced. Basal ring with two notches.
Karamine (imp.). 1800
926. Deep bowl. D. d,\ in. Light fawn clay, much roughened on lower ^L*
1830 ^
part, deep fawn glaze, glossy, coarsely crackled. Right thread-mark.
927- Deep bowl. D. 3|in. Strongly turned, fine fawn clay, thick light
chocolate-brown glaze. Saji (inc.). 1830 927
928-931- Bottle, incense-boxes, jar. 1830-1850

MATSUMOTO (Case 9)
Under this name are included many pieces identified by Ninagawa and others as
Matsumoto, and though the division appears artificial, yet those with finer and harder