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SHIDO (Case 19 and Plate XVI. 2092)
A pottery, which may be known under the name of Shido from the place of the
oven, was first made by Hiraga Gennai in 1780. His work was in the form of round
or square plates, haisen, etc., moulded, with green or yellow glazes. The impressed
marks Min, Shuntnin, Shido Shunmin, and Hiraga Shunmin are found. This work
is generally identified by the Japanese as Izumi or Awagi. Hiraga Gennai went to
Yedo for a short time, and it is barely possible that pottery of a similar nature,
accredited to Tokyo, may be his work.
2077*- Square cake-plate. W. 7J in. Light fawn clay, under surface rich green glaze,
upper surface light fawn glaze. Basketwork and
flowers moulded in relief. Flowers, leaves, etc., glazed
green, yellow, and purple.
Nishiki and \Kasugi i~\ (imp.). 1 780
2078. Incens&box. D. 2f in. 1780
2079. Haisen (Case 40), boat-shape, with looped
handle at end. L. 7J in. Fine brownish clay, green
2077
and yellow glazes. Moulded, with crazy scrolls and
diapers in thin sharp relief outside. Leaves incised inside.
Shunmin and Hiraga (inc.). Mark extremely rare. 1780 2079
2080. Rectangular cake -dish. L. ii| in. Moulded. Light
fawn clay, bands of scrolls, circles, landscape, etc., in high relief, with green, yellow, light
red, and purple glazes. 1780
2081. Flower-vase. H. 8 J in. 1780
2082. Stand, on four elaborately moulded incurved legs, resting on a base. H. 9J in.
Light straw clay, under surfaces transparent glaze, legs, base, and top rich dark yellow and
green glaze, outlined in red and gold. 1780
2083. Flat quadrangular dish, with elaborately moulded legs at corners, circular
depression in centre. L. loj in. White glaze, thick dark yellow overglaze clouded. 1780

2084> Dish, form same as last. L. 1 1 in. Fawn clay, below and above rich green glaze.
Rim bordered with blue. Central depressed area rich yellow glaze. Min (imp.). 1780
2085. Same as last. Thin greenish glaze, dragon in light purple and white.
Shido Shunmin (imp.). 1780
2086. Comfit-bottle, octagonal. H. 3J in. White porcelain clay, conventional leaves in
relief white glazed ground rich blue. Min i (imp.). 1780
;
2087- Flower-vase, six-sided. H. 12 in. Looped handle.
1780 S
Light fawn clay, yellowish glaze, purplish-brown borders, green
ground. Panels of diaper moulded. Shunmin (imp.).
2088. Cake-dish. D. 6J in. Moulded. Various forms of
' 1780
diaper. 2086 2087