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extremely rare. The Kintaro pottery continued for three generations, when the work
was abandoned, and the potters then worked for Miura Jozan. I have not been able
to separate the work of the three generations.
1420. Bowl. D. 4f in. Hard ringing yellowish clay, dull whitish underglaze, light brown
overglaze without gloss. Sashu Kintaro saku (inc.). 1800
1421. Incense-box (Bull). L. 2J in. Hard stone clay, light fawn under-
glaze, dark bright brown Seto glaze. Sa Kin saku (imp.). 1800
X422. Hanging FLOWER-HOLDER. H. 3,% in. Roughly
modeled. Dead brown clay, dark greenish glaze with
blue drops. Sa Kin saku (imp.). 1800
I423> Boat-shaped dish. L. 7} in. Moulded. Hard
brown clay, thick opaque greenish - gray glaze. Band
of flowers about rim, and a mass of flowers on side in
reUef. Unsigned. 1800
A unique example.
1424. Deep fan-shaped dish. L. 7j in. Moulded. Dark reddish stone clay, thick
gray glaze. Star-shaped fig-
ures in relief. Sa Kin (inc.).
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1820 m
1425. Circular cake-dish,
1424
D. Moulded, fluted
6i in.
Light fawn clay, opaque greenish-gray glaze,
flowers in high relief. Sa Kin saku (inc.). -('!>
1830 1425
1426. Melon-shaped dish, resting on rounded knobs.
L. 7f in. Hard light brownish clay, green underglaze, green-
ish-white overglaze. Sashii Kintaro saku (inc.). 1837
1427. Shallow boat-shaped dish. L. 6^ in. Hard red-
dish clay, greenish-gray glaze. Sashii Kintaro saku (inc.).
1842
jOZAN (Case 13)
Miura Jozan, though employing some of the last
Kintaro potters, made pottery of an entirely different character. In some
of his work he used the clay from the gold mines of Sado. One form has
a reddish clay with thick white curdled glaze. Another essay is a sake
bottle copied directly from a Tamba form, even to the drawing of a stork
after Okyo. The work bears the impressed marks Sado, Jozan, etc.
1428. Low JAR. H. 4^ in. Fine warm brownish-gray clay, transparent under-
glaze, gray overglaze, showing white in wide cracks. Daiboku Jozan tsukuru (inc.).
187s
1429. Flower-holder. H. 4^ in. Thick and heavy. Coarse reddish clay, fat
white glaze, curdled. Encircling and vertical lines incised. Jozan (imp.). 1875 1428