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THE CATALOGUE
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136. Lenticular flask, nearly globular. Short cylindrical neck. H. 8^ in. 800
137* JaR- H. iiJ in. Globular body, flattened above. At one side of vertical axis
below is a flattened area upon which the vessel rests ; above and on the opposite side is a
short round neck, with definite rim. Hard fawn clay, upper surface strongly vitrified in
green drops. Lines impressed on outside. Yamato. 800
Type Ninagawa. Part II., Fig. i.
138. Lenticular flask. Yamato. 800
139. Shallow cup, with cover, with tall narrow base, flaring at bottom. H. 8| in. Per-
forated with three long, narrow slits interrupted in middle. Cover convex, with small knob.
Soft light gray clay, cover nearly white. Yamato. 800
140. Vase. H. 14! in. Globular body, short flaring neck. Tall support, flaring at base.
AflSxed to shoulder, close to neck, are three little globular jars with flaring necks. Neck
with three zones of wavy comb-marks divided by ribs. Body having lines of dots about
lower portion. Support with three zones of wavy comb-marks, also three lines of narrow
perforations interrupted by ribs.
A most unusual form. Yamato. Sob
I4I~I53' Various forms of pottery similar to the above. Yamato. 800
In clay and decoration the above objects are identical with those from Korea already
catalogued. The lenticular flasks are peculiar to Japan. Other forms are similar to or
identical with Korean forms.
154. Jar. H. si in. Globular body, sloping shoulder, large, slightly flaring neck with
two ribs midway and below. Wavy comb-marks. Hard light gray clay, walls thin, delicately
turned. Yamashiro. 800
^55* Jar- H. 2,\ in- Bluntly pear-shaped. Neck short, flaring. Fine right-hand thread-
mark on bottom. Hard dark gray clay. Surface partly vitrified. Shinano. 800
156, 157' Mortuary vessels. Locality unknown. 800
158. Fragment of large jar, showing circular impressions on inner side.
Locality unknown. 800
159- Fragment, showing deep circular impressions on inner side. Omi. 800
Associated with unglazed, lathe-turned, hard, gray mortuary vessels in Korea are
found vessels of small size with soft light red clay, usually modeled by hand. So in
Japan, at Kabutoyama, in the Province of Musashi, at a place where Korean potters
are known to have come in early centuries, there are dug up similar vessels of soft
light red clay, made by hand, and of similar shapes. These are associated with frag-
ments of the hard gray mortuary pottery. 160-164, gift of Mr. Negishi.
160. Jar. D. 2>\ in- Round body, flaring rim. Heavy soft reddish clay.
Kabutoyama. 800
161. Cup, flaring. H. i\ in. Sides with two slight swellings. Thin light reddish clay.
Kabutoyama. 800

162. Cup, flaring. H. 2J in. Slight constriction below rim. Thin walls. Comb-marked
outside. Light fawn clay. Kabutoyama. 800