Page 186 - Catalogue of the Edward Morse collection of Japanese pottery MFA BOSTON

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and poem. Tempo kinoyesaru haru. Hakuden-an kore wo. Konomu Iwakuniyama Kikko
tsukuru (written). 1835
I396' Square covered box, with looped
handle. W. 5! in. Soft light fawn clay. In-
side, light fawn glaze. Outside, greenish-white
glaze strongly crackled. Over-decoration of
pine in brown. Incised inscription on cover
filled with gold. Kikko (imp.). On cover,
Toshun ishoku nashi (inc.) (in Case 6). 1835
1397- Black Raku bowl. D. 4I in. Jusan-ken (imp.).
1832
1398. Raku tea -bowl. D. 4^ in. Light warm gray
clay, rough thick black Raku glaze, with small whitish areas
showing through. Jusan-ken (imp.). Iwakuni ni oite kore 1398
wo tsukuru (inc.). 1835
1399- Deep Raku tea-bowl. D.- 4 in. Light red Raku glaze coarsely crackled with
grayish area on one side. JOsan-ken (imp.). 1835
1400—1403. Various pieces. JOsan-ken (imp.). 1835
1404. Box, fan-shaped. W. 4^ in. Soft light salmon-colored clay
and glaze. Over-decoration of leaves in green and yel-
low shaded with red outlined with black. JUsan-ken
(imp.). Iwakuni ni oite kore wo tsukuru (inc.). 1835
I405- Box, fan-shaped. W. 3} in. Thick yellowish
glaze. Outside, rich green glaze. On top deep orange
glaze, with over-decoration of flattened spirals in red.
Characters in relief, gilded. JOsan-ken (imp.). 1835 1404
A fine piece of work.
1406. Deep bowl. D. 3I in. Heavy white semi-porcelain clay, thick deep orange
glaze. Design of dragon and flames deeply incised. Inside basal ring, dark brown glaze.
Iwakuni ni oite JOsan-keti tsukuru (inc.). 1835
1407' Cylindrical flower -vase. H. 9^J in. Light drab clay, rich orange glaze,
crackled, iridescent. Clouds, flames, and dragon vigorously incised.
Tsuru, in hexagonal panel (imp.). 1835
Gift of Henry O. Havemeyer.
1407
I408-14II. Various pieces similar to last. Unsigned. 183s

AJINA (Case 13)
In the little village of Ajina, on the Iwakuni River, an oven was built in 1869, and
continued active until 1882. The work was vigorous and in good taste. With one
exception none of the pieces in the collection are signed.
I412. Large flaring bowl, flattened in form of square above. D. 6J in. Hard fine
brown clay, thick light gray glaze. Rough over-decoration of flowers, leaves, and vine in
brown and grayish-blue. Resembles old Nagato. 1869