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253- Shallow tea-bowl. D. 5^ in. Fine reddish-brown clay, dark warm gray glaze,
nearly black within. Fret, stars, etc., in white Mishima inside. Walls thin. 1780
254- Shallow tea-bowl. D. ^\\ in. Dark brownish clay, warm dark gray glaze. Inside,
bands of wave lines, flowers, points, etc., in white Mishima. 1780
Gift of Denman W. Ross.
255. Shallow tea-bowl. 1780
256— 259- Various forms of bowls. 1800

HAKEME KARATSU (Case 3)
260. Flower-vase. H. 7 in. Globular body, wide cylindrical neck. Large looped handles.
Hard reddish-brown clay, olive-gray glaze, thick white overglaze cut through with sinuous
lines. (Case 4.) i 1600
261. Jar, swelling above. Wide basal ring, heavy. H. 6J in. Hard brown clay, olive-
green underglaze, white overglaze in bands about top and on body, mottled with finger or
brush. 1700
262. Cake-dish, irregular in form. D. 6| in. Fine reddish-brown clay, thick light olive-
glaze. Sinuous brush-mark in white with bluish and purplish tinges. 1700
263. Tea-bowl, irregular. D. 5^ in. Reddish clay, thick warm gray glaze, tinged by red
clay beneath. Broad brush-marks in white inside and out. Thick basal ring. 1730
264. Oblong cake-dish. L. 1750
9 J in.
265. Shallow dish. 1800

KENJO KARATSU (Case 3)
266. Bowl. D. 4f in. Fine dull yellow clay, transparent glaze finely crackled, somewhat
resembling Satsuma. (Case 4.) 1800
267. Tea-cup. D. if in. Fine yellowish clay, with transparent glaze coarsely crackled.
A rare form. (Case 4.) 1820
268. Plate. D. 7J in. Light fawn clay, thick light yellowish glaze, inside finely crackled,
coarsely crackled below. 1820
269. Bowl. D. 5I in. Yellowish white clay and glaze, with pinkish tinges. Cloud and
crane in gray Mishima. 1820
271. Plate. D. io\ in. Fine light fawn clay and glaze. Inside, radiating lines about
rim and band of stars in dark brown Mishima. 1830
272. Bowl. D. 4J in. Light chocolate-brown clay and glaze. Cloud, crane, and encircling
bands in white Mishima. 1830
273- Bowl. D. 4f in. Fine light clay, black Mishima decoration. 1830
274- Bowl. D. \\ in. 1830
275> Bowl. D. sJ in. Fine light chocolate clay, warm light brown glaze. Cloud and
crane in white Mishima. 1840