Page 203 - Catalogue of the Edward Morse collection of Japanese pottery MFA BOSTON

PROVINCE OF SHINANO
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signed his pieces with a written mark, Fuya. A bowl in the collection resembles
Sumidagawa as influenced by Kenya. (See Musashi.)

1536- Deep tea-pot, with curious looped handles, loose double ring in cover. H. 5 in.
Thin walls, fawn clay, rough surface unglazed, with small round spots of yellow glaze.
Fuya (inc.). 18 10
1537- Bowl. D. 41*^ in. Completely covered with thick white
glaze. Outside, bands of lines in diaper, in blue. Two bands
of characters for happiness, longevity, etc, in blue, green, yellow,
and dark brown. Inside, circles, etc., in blue. Rather thick
and heavy. Fuya (written). 18 10 1530 1^37

BOKUSAI (Case 14 and Plate XI. 1538)
Denzo Yoshida lived in upper Suwa in 1830 or thereabouts. He was master of
horse to the lord of Suwa. Interested in pottery, he built an oven, and made a kind
of Raku with rich green glazes. He signed his work with the pseudonym Boku.
1538. Oblong stand. L. gf in. Light reddish Raku clay, heavy white underglaze,
covered with thin green overglaze. Upper sur-
face, thick white glaze with gray and fawn
colored stains, scaling. Below, strong ribs cross-
ing from opposite corners.
Bokusai zoi, Temponen sei (inc.). 1830
^539- Oblong box-shaped dish. L. 3J in.
Raku clay, heavy white underglaze, thick green
overglaze. Unsigned. 1830
1540. Incense-box, bell-shaped. H. 2\ in.
Moulded. Rich green glaze. Panels of scrolls
and characters in high relief. Corner panels
gilded. Unsigned. 1830

IKICHIRUYA (Case 14 and Plate XI. 1541)
A Raku pottery was made in Suwa in
the early years of this century by a potter
who was knovm as Ikichiruya. Examples of
his work are exceedingly rare.
I54I- Figure, mythological lion in heavy
Raku pottery, strongly modeled. L. 9J in.
H. 6J in. Rich thick glaze in green, brown,
and light yellow, blending. Eyes red and black.
Unsigned. 1820
Gift of Meiki Matsuki.