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JAPANESE POTTERY 35

163. Eighteen fragments of pottery similar to above, consisting of cup-supports, shallow
bowls, cups, tall supports with widely flaring base, etc. All hand-made. Some of the frag-
ments are stained with cinnabar. Kabutoyama. 800
164. Five fragments of hard bluish-gray unglazed pottery, associated with the preceding
forms.
In Korea peculiar pagoda-like figures, resembling rude chessmen, in soft light red
clay, and made in a mould, are found associated with the mortuary vessels. (See Cat.
Nos. 52 and 53.) In Japan similar objects are found associated with the same pottery.
In Yamato these objects are said to have been made during the reign of Suiko Tenno,
in the seventh century. They were made by the thousand for votive offerings.
165. Stunted pyramidal object, with heavy shoulder just below top, suggesting a phallus.
H. 2\ in. Oblong incision in base. Soft light fawn clay. Made in mould.
Yamato. Seventh century
166. Pagoda-formed object, with overhanging shoulder, projecting base, and ribbed spire.
H. 2^ in. Soft light red clay. Made in mould. Yamato. Seventh century
167. Fragment of light yellow sandy pottery from the mound of Jimmu Tenno.
Yamato. Seventh century
168. Similar fragment. Vertical comb-mark.
The two following pieces are identical with a form described and figured by Nina-
gawa in a separate brochure as coming from a mound in Yamato. They resemble
Ochiai and Okehazama in the welded basal ring.
169. Shallow bowl, with thin and delicate walls. D. 5! in. Soft nearly white clay, very
fine. Dark slate-colored areas. On bottom, inside, a smoothly rubbed scroll. Hand-made.
From a dolmen in Iga discovered by Professor Chujiro Sasaki.
170. Similar to last.
I7I- Shallow plate. D. 3J in. Light yellow sandy clay. Made by hand. Associated
with above.
172. Cylinder. H. iiJ in. D. 12 in., slightly larger below. Rough light reddish clay
coarsely worked by hand. Exterior with fine vertical comb-marks. On opposite sides of the
lower edge are two circular notches, four and one half inches in length by two inches in
height. On the outside of one notch the clay is somewhat blackened, as if by smoke.
There are no signs of fire inside. The upper end has thicker walls, varying from in. to
3J
} in. The lower rim \ in. in thickness.
Said to have been one of the flower-.vases used on the beach of Harima in ancient times
in honor of the Emperor.
In appearance the pottery resembles fragments 167, 168.
Gift of Bunkio Matsuki. (On top of Case 2.)

EARLY HISTORIC POTTERY (Case 2)
The two following shallow vessels are apparently later than the early lathe-turned
mortuary pottery already catalogued. They are made of similar clay, lathe-turned.