Page 275 - Catalogue of the Edward Morse collection of Japanese pottery MFA BOSTON

PROVINCE OF TAMBA i8i
NAOSAKU (Case 20 and Plate XVI. 2175)

Masamoto Naosaku made oil-bottles, but more particularly wine-bottles
In 183 s
of a peculiar form, so that when filled with wine they would float in hot water.
Similar forms have already been described above. These bear the definite mark
Naosaku, and his work may properly be separated from similar pottery classified as
TachikuL
2174* Wine - BOTTLE. H. 6 J in. Dark drab clay, olive-green glaze with splashes of
reddish-brown. Naosaku (imp.). 183s
2175. Wine-bottle. H. 6| in. Dark drab clay, thick white glaze clouded, Around
shoulder light olive-green glaze running, beautifully mottled with dark
green and red. Naosaku (imp.). 1835
2176. WiNE-BOTTLE, double gourd-shaped. H. 6 in. Thick and heavy.
Grayish-drab clay with reddish tinges, unglazed. Naosaku (imp.). 1835
2175 2176
The following objects bear the marks Mosaku and Konosakti.
They are probably related to Naosaku, but no information is at hand in regard to
them, and they will be included under Naosaku provisionally.
2177. WiNE-BOTTLE. H. 6J in. Gray-drab clay, dark slate glaze mottled Mosaku (inc.).
1850
2178. Bottle, with curved handle and long nozzle. H. 6J in.
Light gray clay, very light gray glaze, spotted with brown above,
Konosaku (imp.). i860
2179' Bottle, curved handle and nozzle. H. 7 in. Warm
light gray clay and glaze. Konosaku (imp.). i860 2177 2178 2179
2180. Wine-bottle, double gourd-shaped, sides indented. H. gf in. Gray-drab clay, rich
lustrous brown glaze. Kono (imp.). i860
2181. Wine-bottle. H. i\ in. Light gray clay, thick white glaze.
Hinoshita ichi Kono (imp.). i860
2182. Wine-bottle, double gourd-shaped. H. 9J in. Neck cut obliquely. feV^
Moulded figure of Hotel applied on side. Reddish-drab clay, thick gray
\f\i I
glaze. On shoulder white glaze clouded ; on neck rich bluish - green
glaze. Hinoshita ichi \Fusa ?] (imp.).
2,81 2182
TAMBA IN GENERAL (Case 20 and Plate XVL 2215)
Under the name Tamba are included all the tea-jars and a number of other objects
of which the place of baking is uncertain.
2183- Tea-jar. H. \\ in. Brown clay, rich brown glaze with darker brown areas,
blistered. Known as Ko Tamba. iSS"
2184-2186. Ko Tamba tea-jars. 1550-1580
2l87> Tea-jar. H. i-^-^ in. Brown clay, brown glaze mottled, large area of greenish ovei^
glaze. Band of knobs around middle. Peculiar form. 1600

XT-
"r THE \\
UNIVERSITY
))
OrtN\'