Page 157 - Catalogue of the Edward Morse collection of Japanese pottery MFA BOSTON

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II52~^^57' Brush-holder, plate, wine-bottle, incense-
box, BOWL, and tea-jar. All signed Banko. 1820-1830.
II58-I161*. All signed Banko.
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1 162. Square incense-box. Banko (imp.).
I163—1166. Deep cup, cover-rest, flower-holder, and
BOX. All with light bluish glaze. Banko (imp.). 1840
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1167. Cylindrical flower-vase. H. lof in. Fawn clay
with reddish tinge, rich bluish-green glaze, entire surface cov- 1 162 1 163 II64 1 166
ered with formal waves deeply incised. Unsigned. 1840
1168. Flower-vase, elephant handles. H. i2| in. Hard gray stone clay, rich bluish-
green glaze. Formal flowers, leaves, and scrolls moulded in high relief and applied. Un-
signed. 1840
1 169. Wine-bottle. H. 5} in. Brownish clay, warm olive-brown glaze, under-decoration
of circles, basket-lines, etc., in deep brown. Banko (imp.). 1840
1 170. Water-jar. H. 6 in. Dark fawn clay, light fawn glaze, under-decoration of
dragons in scalloped panels, and cross-lines filling remaining surface, all in deep brown,
roughly sketched. Banko (imp.). 1840
II7I' Box, moulded in form of plum blossom. D. 4f in. Light fawn clay, light purplish
glaze. Banko (imp.). 1840
II72. Oval dish. L. 4I in. Coarse light fawn clay, white Shino glaze, splash of thick
green overglaze on one side, crests in brown. Banko (imp.). 1840

1190
II73-II94*. All signed Banko.

YUSETSU (Case 11 and Plate VI. 1208)
The marks Yitsetsti, YUsetsu Banko, and Banko Yusetsu are found on pottery first
made by Yogozayemon Mori, in Komai village, in 1835. He was know^n by the
pseudonym of Yusetsu. His father was a dealer in waste paper, and in his stock he
discovered documents giving the formulae of the glazing materials and other memo-
randa of the famous Numanami. Yusetsu being a potter by profession, advantage was
taken of this fortunate discovery to improve his art. Securing permission from
Numanami's grandson to use the mark Banko, his early work was signed with that
character. His pieces are all in good taste, showing great fertility in design, execu-
tion, and decoration. To Yusetsu is given the credit of first making interior moulds
m radial segments upon which tea-pots were moulded. He was, however, antedated
in this process by Mokubei. A descendant of Yusetsu was at work in Obuke, near
Kuwana, within recent years, continuing the work of the family and using similar
marks.