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404- Wine-bottle for offerings. H. 8f in. Oviform body, tapering to a long and slen-
der neck. Rich dark reddish glaze, glossy and smooth, resembling bronze. Large areas
of fawn. Mark impressed. A very remarkable example of Imbe. 1780
405—425. Various forms of Imbe. 1780-1830
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405 407 408 410 411 413 414 419

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420 421 423 424 426

405 Jo, 407 Maru-ni, 410 Yama-jo, 413 Maru-san, 414 Fuji-hachi, 416 75-/, 419 Jo-ichi,
420 Kimura-uji, a,z\Riku, 423 /J, 424 Yama-maru.
426. Wine-bottle, deeply constricted. H. 6| in. Red Bizen, with rich, mottled black
overglaze, glossy. Mark impressed. 1830
427-445- Various forms of Imbe. ,^»B^^ 1830-1870

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428 429 43» 432 438 443 444 446
441 Sada nao, 443 Totei, 444 Ichi Jo.
44®* Paper-weight (crab). Longest dimension 4f in. Dull reddish clay. Tips of large
claws and eyes touched with white. Mctsatomo, Dai Nippon Imbe to (imp.).
1878
447~45^* Various forms of Imbe. 1878
IMBE, WITH COLORED GLAZES
451. Little plate. L. 3I in. Moulded. Design of flower inside in
relief. Fine light red clay. Design covered with green and red transparent
glaze. 1853
452. Plate, in form of pecten. D. 5^ in. Moulded. Dark Bizen clay.
Inside, figures in reUef, glazed white, blue, red, and green. Kamamoto
Kimura Kinko do (in relief). i860
IMBE, WITH MARK TERAMI

453. Figure of woodsman with axe. Terami Gorobei saku and kakihan
1840
(inc.).