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480. Water-jar, with pottery cover, having section of bamboo for handle. H. sJ in.
Surface covered with basket impressions. Hard, fine gray clay, glossy
light brownish-gray glaze. yj-<V/4/ (imp.). 1800

481, 482. Wine-bottles. 1830 and 1870
481 Maru-ni. 480 431

VARIETY AO (blue)
In this variety the color merges into a pronounced slaty-blue.
483- Low BASKET-SHAPED VESSEL. D. sf in. Light bluish-slate. Inside, thick white
glaze splashed. Basket design strongly moulded and incised. Tachibana
(inc.). 1870 %-.

VARIETY HIDASUKE
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Pottery known as Hidasuke is a coarse unglazed product showing
glistening light red marks crossing the surface irregularly. This appear-
ance is said to be produced by winding wisps of wet straw around the
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vessel before firing. Kyoto pottery, bearing the mark of Tsuyen, pre-
sents imitations of this style. It is impossible to find the slightest merit in the pot-
tery save what its rusticity might suggest, though a Japanese authority in 1700 says
that the best forms among the old Bizen, and those most esteemed, are Hidasuke
The name is derived from tasuke, a cord worn by a girl to keep back her long
sleeves while engaged in work, and Hi (fire), as the marks come out red on the
vessel

484-491. TeA-JARS, water-jars, BOTTLE. 1580-1750

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