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1941. Square bottle, with square nozzle in one corner. H. •j\ in. Hard white clay and
glaze, indigo-blue splashes about rim and base representing clouds. Pine branch and leaves
moulded on top. 1840
1942. Fire-vessel. H. 6J in. White porcelain clay and glaze. Dull blue decoration of
ornamental band, mythological bird, and waves. 1840

YENAMI (Case 17)
A coarse wrhite pottery with thick white glaze and decoration in bright blue bears
the written mark Yettami.
1943- Deep dish. D. 6 in. Coarse white clay, thick white glaze. Decoration of bamboo
and fungus in bright blue. Hiroshima Yenami sei (written on side in orange-yellow). 1850
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1943
KAWAKAYA (Case 17)
A soft earthen pottery of light reddish clay and dull green glaze, in the form of
common household utensils, was identified in Hiroshima as Kawakaya pottery.
^944* MosQuiTO-SMOKER. H. loj in. Cylindrical in shape, perforated by numerous holes
above. Light reddish clay, dull greenish glaze. i860
HIROSHIMA (Case 17)

The two following pieces were identified in Hiroshima as Hiroshima pottery.
Nothing could be learned about the potter or the oven.
1945* Bottle, in form of account-book. H. s| in. Light gray clay and glaze, splashes of
white overglaze. Characters in brown. 1870
1946. Flower-holder, disk-shaped. D. iij in. Heavy dark tile clay, nearly black.
Roughly finished, unglazed. 1870

PROVINCE OF CHIKUZEN

In the latter part of the sixteenth century two potters from Korea were
brought to Chikuzen, and erected an oven in Takatori village. These pot-
ters were known as Hachizo and Shinkuro. They were afterwards assisted
by a skilful potter, named Igarashi Jizayemon, who is said to have resigned
his position in Karatsu, Hizen, and come to Chikuzen as a wanderer.
According to Ninagawa, Hachizo with his son journeyed to Kyoto, or more
accurately to Fushimi, and there came under the influence of the great
master of the tea-ceremony, Kobori Enshia. By his advice the Chikuzen