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PROVINCE OF HARIMA 149

1728— 1732. Beaker, hanging klower-holder, and bowls. Shidoro (imp.). 1830-1850
1733' Bowl. D. 3^ in. Dull, dark fawn clay, light brown
glaze, with dashes of light fawn overglaze. Decoration of kiri-
mon, strongly impressed. Shidoro (imp.). 1850
1734. Wine-bottle, neck strongly twisted. H. 7^ in. Dark
ochre clay, yellowish-ochre glaze, with dashes of rich dark green 173' 1733 '733
1731
and golden-brown over-glaze. Unsigned. 1850
^735- Wine-bottle, double gourd-shaped. H. 6J in. Buff clay, with splashes of deep
yellow and rich green glaze. Shidoro (imp.). i860
1736' Deep cup, rim indented. H. 3^ in. Buff clay, transparent
tut.
glaze. Rich dark yellow and green overglaze running. Shidoro (imp.).
Type Ninagawa. Part VI., Fig. 4. i860
^737 • Wine-bottle, double gourd -shaped. H. 8J in. Thin walls.
Light gray clay. Figures of flowers, scrolls, etc., in dull seal-brown, 173S 1736
on unglazed surface. Unsigned. i860
1738' Wine-bottle, double gourd-shaped. H. 7^ in. Grayish-white clay, emblems, etc.,
in circles in seal-brown, splashes of glistening light olive-green glaze on body. Light green
glaze on neck. 1870
Type Ninagawa. Part VI., Fig. 5.
The tea-jars of Shidoro are, for the most part, identical in clay and glaze with the
pottery already described. A few might be mistaken for some forms of Takatori,
but the pieces are usually thick and heavy. Some are glazed with velvety seal-brown,
and one tea-jar is signed with the impressed mark Shidoro.
I739-I756. Tea-jars. 1600-1780

^757- Tea-bowl. D. 5I in. Thick and heavy. Dull brown clay, rich brown glaze, with
splashes of olive-green and greenish-fawn overglaze. Unsigned. 1700
This is placed here provisionally.

PROVINCE OF HARIMA

The pottery of this province is most characteristic. Surrounded as
Harima is by provinces famous for their pottery, such as Bizen on the
south, Tamba on the west, Settsu on the north, Yamashiro but a few
leagues away, and Awaji just off the coast, it is somewhat remarkable that
up to within a few years its pottery, with the exception of that of Tozan,
has remained unaffected. Indeed, one has to go four hundred miles north
to find the nearest approach to it. The pieces are readily identified, as