Page 342 - Catalogue of the Edward Morse collection of Japanese pottery MFA BOSTON

222 THE CATALOGUE
3086. Jar, square, with round corners. H. 6J in. Moulded by hand. Soft light clay,
thin greenish underglaze, lustrous black overglaze covering entire surface. Scrolls, lines,
and characters broadly incised. Inside, thin greenish glaze. Shiho an Sohen (inc.). 1660
Type Ninagawa. Part IV., Fig. 33.

3086 3087

3087. Jar, similar in form and decoration to last. H. 6 in. Gray clay, thin greenish
underglaze, dull black overglaze covering entire surface inside and out except bottom of
cover, which is unglazed. Sohenzan Ninsei kore wo yaku (inc.). 1660
3088. Incense-box, Hotel with bag, in relief. D. 3 in. Light red Raku clay, thick red
Raku glaze with greenish areas above and below. Coarsely crackled.
Shiho an Sohen written in red lacquer on inside of cover. 1660

HARIMA (Case 33)

A potter, under the pseudonym of Tsujii Harima, made pottery in the early part of
the eighteenth century. His work consisted chiefly of fire-vessels and incense-boxes.
The pieces were signed with the impressed mark Harima, and are extremely rare.
3089. Incense-box (quail). L. 3;^ in. Outside, red lacquer gilded. Inside, rich
black lacquer. Bottom, inside, light gjeen glaze. Feathers of bird beautifully cut.
Harima (imp.). 1720

TSUJII HARIMA (Case 33)
The successor of Harima continued in the same work, but signed his pieces
Tsujii Harima. His pottery, though more pretentious, is considered inferior. The
mark is rare.