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PROVINCE OF YAMASHIRO 317

3013. Tea-bowl, irregular in shape. D. i\ in. Grayish-drab clay. Rough surface, thick
greenish glaze, mottled, running halfway down. Fuji (imp.). 1800
3014. Tea-jar. H. 2f in. Dull reddish clay, thick greenish glaze, mot-
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tled. 1800
This tea-jar is placed here provisionally.
3013 3015
3015. Vessel, in form of mythological hammer. D. 3! in. Light fawn
clay, brown underglaze, thick brown overglaze. Fuji (imp.). i860
Gift of F. H. Bigelow.
3016-302I. Bowls, bottle, plate for offering, and comfit-bottle. 1870
3022. Wine-bottle. H. j^in. Light ^^
fawn clay, transparent glaze. Pine in-
cised. 1878
This object appears much older, and
illustrates the effect of constant use.
30^3. Tea-bowl. D. 5 in. Metal rim.
Fine brown clay, glistening olive-green
glaze running into thick drops of light
blue. 1880
3024—3029. Flower-holders, tea-pots, and bowl.
Nos. 3016 to 3027 are various marks of Fuji, with the exception of 3019, which is
Fujimi yaki, and 3025, Fuji Satijin.

PROVINCE OF YAMASHIRO

Kyoto, — the capital of the Mikados for over a thousand years ; the home of court
nobles, of artists, poets and historians, and artisans of the highest skill, — what wonder
that the refining influences of such an august assemblage should reflect itself in the
character of the art hand-work of this centre The potter's art here found its highest
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expression ; and the names of Koyetsu, Ninsei, Kichizayemon, and later Zengoro, Ken-
zan, Mokubei, Hozan, Dohachi, Rokubei, Kitei, and others are known throughout the
empire, and some of these have a world-wide reputation. From this centre potters at
various times in the past have been called to neighboring, as well as far-distant pro-
vinces, there to establish new ovens or to influence the work already established. The
fame of the Kyoto potters led to a preservation of their family histories. Their essays
were usually signed, and thus the identification and classification of Kyoto pottery is
comparatively easy.
KOYETSU (Case 34)

This potter was an amateur of the seventeenth century. His name is famous in
the annals of Japanese potters. He made red Raku bowls and other objects used in the