Page 189 - Catalogue of the Edward Morse collection of Japanese pottery MFA BOSTON

PROVINCE OF SADO 123

1430. Wine-bottle, oviform, short neck and spout. H. 6 in. Coarse dark brown clay,
transparent underglaze, dark warm gray overglaze mottled. Crane in white with
brown underglaze showing through for tail feathers, neck, and legs.
Sado Jozan (imp.). 1875
1431. Tea-cup. D. 3,'^ in. Fine red* clay, thick cream-white glaze
contracting in fissures exposing red clay beneath. 1431 1430
Jozan Mumei-i To (imp.). Gift of S. Takenaka. 1880

TOMITARO (Case 13)
In i860 Tomitaro Ito opened an oven in Aikawa, and made little wine-cups and
tea-cups of red clay and transparent glaze. The sides of the cups have poems written
in deeply impressed characters, accompanied by the impressed mark Tomitaro.
1432. Tea-cup. D. 2^ in. Fine red clay, transparent glaze. Inscription impressed :
SasAu Kinginzan Mumei-i wo motte tsukuru and Tomitaro.
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1433- Wine-cup. Mask inside and out.
Yi.2\ in.
Bright light red clay and glaze. In-
side, face in white and blue. Mumei-i Mk^
and Keitando Sekisui (imp.). 1875
1434. Wine-cup. D. 2| in. Fine
light red clay unglazed.
Sado Kinginzan Mumei-i Saku
'433 >432
Sekisui (imp.). 1880

KIMBEI (Case 13)
A potter named Kimbei, some fifty years ago, made pottery at Aikawa for a short
time. From the resemblance of his work to Shigaraki, he was probably one of the
Omi potters brought to Aikawa by Gombei.
^435- OiL-BOTTLE. H. 2)\ in- Dull light reddish brown clay, fawn glaze
running down from neck in long streams ; fret impressed about shoulder.
Kimbei (inc.). 1835

SADO IN GENERAL (Case 13)
Other specimens recognized as Sado, but not specifically
determined, are here included.
1436. Receptacle for sweet sake, in form of mythological turtle.
L. 6| in. Reddish clay resembling Bizen, thin transparent glaze.
Poem incised. Kinrin Godaibo and kakihan (inc.). 1820
1437- Plate. D. 6 in. Modeled by hand. Hard
warm gray clay, ringing, dull red glaze. Scrolls deeply
incised. Slightly crenulated rim.
Tdshi Nobushige (imp.). 1840 1437 M3S 1436