Page 48 - Catalogue of the Edward Morse collection of Japanese pottery MFA BOSTON

28 Tff£ CATALOGUE
I4> Body, consisting of hollow tube supporting three cup-shaped receptacles opening into
tube support (absent) with four square perforations.
15- Shallow cup, with looped handle-support with wide perforations. D. 4I in. H. 3^ in.
16. Globular jar, with flaring neck. D. 4I in. H. 4J in. Decoration of bands and wavy
comb-marks. On one side of body large, round perforation.
An identical form from Japan has been figured by Ninagawa.
17—44 inclusive, are smaller objects in the form of tazzas, jars, bottles, covered vessels,
cups, etc., of similar pottery.
Of these 36 to 44 are below.

MORTUARY POTTERY (hand-made) (Case i)
Associated with the above pottery are found smaller vessels, usually moulded by
hand, of a loose light reddish and sandy clay. This pottery may be of a sacerdotal
nature. A similar association is found in Japan.
45- BowL-SHAPED JAR, with constrictcd opening. D. 3^ in. H. 2% in. Coarse, sandy
light yellowish clay. Strong spiral lines on bottom of vessel.
46, 47. Similar to last.
48, 49- Knobbed covers.
50. Perforated disk (possibly spindle whorl). D. if in. S*
51, 52. Clay objects, in form of pagoda, used as votive offerings. H. 2^f in. Sandy,
light red clay, made in moulds of two halves. Base perforated. On one, obscure char-
acter in relief.
Identical objects are dug up in Yamato.
EARLY GLAZED POTTERY (Case i)

53- Vessel, with nozzle. D. 4J in. Hard gray clay, glaze strongly crackled. Border of
cranes and stars in black and white Mishima. iioo
54* Flaring bowl. D. 6J in. Reddish clay, dull greenish glaze. Five sanded spur-
marks inside and out.
55- Shallow saucer. D. 4 in. Light fawn clay, thick yellowish glaze. Base unglazed.
56. Shallow dish, with thickened rim. D. a,\ in. Hard clay, greenish celadon glaze,
finely crackled, sand adhering below. Roughly potted.
The last four objects were dug from graves near Chemulpo, and are probably eleven
hundred years old.
56a. Shallow bowl. D. 6J in. Coarse dark clay, rudely mixed, dark grayish glaze with
large bubble-like blisters, one of which, on the inside of the bowl, has broken away. Out-
side four encircling lines in two bands, beneath which are disposed at three equidistant
points a radiating figure inclosed in a double circle. Within are similar encircling lines
disposed in the same way, with a conventional flower impressed at four equidistant points,
the radiating wheel-like flower being made by one stamp, the leaves by another, while the
stem is incised. The bottom is very rough, and has adhering to it coarse sand upon which
the vessel rested in the oven.