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YAMATO IN GENERAL (Case 12)
I3I5' Large bowl. D. si in. Coarse light fawn clay, thick grayish-white glaze pitted.
Clay dark reddish at junction of glaze. High basal ring notched.
Kakihan impressed. 1840
I316—1324. Tea-jars. These are all modern, and
have little or no merit.
1325* Incense-box, bird. L. ij in. Fine fawn clay,
thick green glaze clouded. Yamato ? (imp,). 1830 1325 1315

PROVINCE OF ECHIZEN

There are but few records available concerning the potteries of this
province. A potter from Fukui, having learned the art of pottery-making
in Kyoto, built an oven in the village of Mikuni in 1750, and signed his
work Mikuni. There is no example in the collection. In the town of
Fukui pottery was made in the middle of the seventeenth century bearing
the mark Setosuke. Of this work also the records are conflicting.
SETOSUKE (Case 12 and Plate VII. 1326, 1327, 1330)
From Ninagawa I derived the statement that in 1665 a potter from Seto, Owari,
was invited by Yamada, a wealthy man, to erect a kiln in Fukui. His work, though
peculiar, was somewhat after the style of Seto pottery of that date. It is said that
the remains of the old oven are still to be seen. The work is of great rarity, and
shows the evidences of a skilful potter.
1326. Tea-bowl. D. 4^^ in. Vertical sides, thick and heavy. Light gray clay, dull fawn
underglaze, thick heavy gray overglaze with light bluish tinges, flecked with brown spots.
Highly lustrous. Around rim a band of conventional flowers in white Mishima. Low basal
ring with two notches. Setosuke (imp.). 1665
Type Ninagawa. Part VII., Fig. 22.
1327- Tea-bowl. D. 4^ in. Thick and heavy. Light fawn clay, light fawn glaze mottled
with darker dots. Lower portion with encircling lines. Two notches in base.
Setosuke (imp.). 1665
Type Ninagawa. Part VII., Fig. 21.
1328. Bowl. D. 5^ in. Thick and heavy. Hard fine fawn clay, olive glaze finely
mottled with minute dark spots. Setosuke (imp.). 1665
Gift of Henry O. Havemeyer.
1329. Bottle. H. 9I in. Large cylindrical body, nar-
row neck. Light fawn clay, thick grayish-white glaze, band
of scrolls in blue around shoulder. Setosuke (imp.). 1665
1328 1329 1330
1329
I330' Flower -vase. H. Constricted below, widely
8J in.
flaring above. Sides squeezed together. Hard fine warm gray clay, light gray glaze, warmer
overglaze. Setosuke (imp.). 1680