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2138. Bowl. D. 4I in. Light fawn clay, pinkish-gray glaze. Over-decoration of flowers
in greenish-blue and red touched with gold. Aw* jo (imp.). 1840

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2139. Double bottle. H. 7J in. White
porcelain clay and glaze. Outer shell lined /t
in lozenge-shaped panels with scalloped per-
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forations. .Saw j/o (written). 1840
2140. Square tray. W. 9^ in. Light
fawn clay. Lower surface dull greenish
glaze. Sides, yellowish-fawn glaze. Inside,
thick white glaze. Landscape in purple,
2140
green, blue, and yellow. Gu (imp.). In-
scription says made from clay taken from foot of Kuriyama, summer of ? San yd.
2141. Plate. D. 7^ in. 1800

PROVINCE OF TAMBA

The pottery of this province in past times, while adhering to the simple
severity demanded by the more insistent devotees of the tea-cult, possessed
a richness of glaze and depth of color unequaled by any pottery in Japan.
The old tea-jars, particularly, combined the beauty of Takatori, the sobriety
of Seto, and the solidity of Shidoro, and superadded to these qualities a
variety of features in form and glaze, which have made them most attractive
objects for the collector.

ONOHARA (Case 20)

The earliest forms of glazed pottery were made in Onohara. Large-bodied jars
with brown glaze and blistered surface are known as Ko (old) Tamba, and are said to
date back to 1 5 50. Specimens are exceedingly rare. Pieces equally old have reddish
clay, light fawn glaze, with simple decoration in gray under the glaze. They are all
stained by age, and bear evidences of considerable antiquity. These are probably the