Page 169 - Catalogue of the Edward Morse collection of Japanese pottery MFA BOSTON

PROVINCE OF YAMATO 107

1289—1292. Various forms, with Akahada impressed. 1880
The following pieces bear the impressed mark Ki, usually associated with
Akahada. The mark may be the furnace sign of an individual potter baking ^/j^
with others in a common oven. 1291
1293. Bowl. D. 6f in. Light fawn clay, underglaze purple, and clouded with areas of
rich green glaze. Akahada and Ki (imp.). 1845
1294. Flower-holder (.'), in form of pestle. H. ii| in.
Light fawn clay, thick cream-white glaze. Inside, trans-
parent glaze. Ki (imp.). 1850

INOUYE (Case 12)
This potter may be properly separated from Akahada,
as he signed his work with his name as well as the mark 1293 1294
Akahada.

I295- WiNE-BOTTLE. H. 6J in. Coarse light fawn clay, thick grayish-white glaze pitted.
Akahada and Inouye sei (imp.). i860

MOKUHAKU (Case 12) '^95
In 1850 Kashiwaya Buhei, of Koriyama, established a pottery at Akahada, and
signed his pieces Mokuhaku, associated with the marks Akahada or Akahada yama.
The reasons for separating this work from Akahada are that the pottery is definitely
known, his work is more recent, less in accordance wi th Japanese tastes, and some
of it is decidedly bad.

1296. Deep Raku bowl. D. 4 in. Coarse light clay, thick lustrous black Raku glaze.
Equisetum in white glaze shaded with blue. Mokuhaku, written in blue on irregular white
panel, inside. i860
I297-1299. Various forms, marks as
above. i860
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1300. Incense-box, modeled in form of rat.
L. ij in. Fine yellowish - white clay, thick
creamy-white glaze.
Mokuhaku and Akahada yama (imp.). 1865
A fine example of modeling.
I3OI-I303. Various forms, with same
marks. 1865-1870 1297 1300 1302 1303
1304- Boat-shaped dish. L. 6| in. Fawn clay, transparent underglaze, thick white over-
glaze. Inside, scrolls, etc., in blue, coarsely crackled. Mokuhaku and Akahada (imp.). 1870
Unusual form of glaze and decoration.