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376- Flower-vase, bottle-shaped. H. gf in. Roughly potted, looped handles. Dull red clay,
dull greenish - gray glaze.
Mark impressed. 1500
377"'379- Bottle and
JARS. 1 530-1 580
380. Water-jar, octago-
nal. H. 6 in. Yoshimura
(inc.). 1680
381. Water-jar. H. 7J
in. Pottery cover, looped
handles. Maru-ji (imp.). Character on cover incised. 1680
382. Tea-bowl. D. 45 in. Smooth dull red glaze, on one
side nearly black with drops of fawn. Ka-ichi (imp.). 1680 s e
383- Squat bottle. H. 2 in. Bright red glaze, rich over- 382 381
glaze of fawn on shiny black area. 1680

384. Double gourd-shaped bottle, used as Netsuke. H. if in. Purplish-red glaze
mottled with darker areas. Drop of light fawn, gold and silver mounting around mouth,
and silver band with ring about body. 1680
An exquisite bit of work.
385. Wine-bottle. H. 6f in. Square body, slender cylindrical neck, four short supports.
Red Bizen glaze, rich fawn second glaze ; light fawn overglaze running from
shoulder on one face. Character for longevity on one side in relief. Mark im- ^^a
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pressed. 1700
A rare and beautiful example. 385
386. Incense-burner, in form of Hotel. H. 3} in. Dark reddish-brown clay and glaze mot-
tled with areas of fawn. Eight-rayed figure in circle impressed. Yagayemon (inc.). 1700
387-403- Various forms of Imbe, 1700-1780

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399 400 401 402 403 404

388 Kaku-ichi, 389 Yotsune, 390 Maru-ichi, 393 Ichi, 397 Maru-san, 398 Cho, 399 Cho,
400 MorHYaP), 401 Yei, 402 Teraf