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GOBOSATSU (Mizoro) (Case 27)
This pottery was first made near Mizoro pond. The clay and glaze are similar to
Awata, but the clay is heavier and the glaze more coarsely crackled. In the latter half
of the seventeenth century the oven was moved to Awata, and the mark Gobosatsu was
used. It is said that the oven was established by Gensuke, a pupil of Ninsei. Later
pieces bearing the mark Gobosatsu are said to have been made by Hozan. Old pieces
are very rare.

3183. Bowl. D. 4^^^ in. Rather thick and heavy. Light gray-drab clay, yellowish-white
glaze, straw and pine decoration in brown and gray. 1680
3184' Deep bowl, sides flattened. D. 4J in. Light brown clay, grayish-white glaze. Pine
in blue and green enamels, bamboo teaspoon in blue enamel, and tea-stirrer in greenish-gray.
Gobosatsu (imp.). 1680
A remarkable specimen. t*
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3185. Cake-dish, sides flattened and scalloped.
D. 5 in. Perforations in form of petals. Light fawn
p^
clay, grayish-yellow glaze. Inside pine in brown and
gray. Gobosatsu (imp.). 1680 V^l 3i88 3190 3191 3193
3186-3195. Scalloped cake-dishes, bowls, etc., ranging from 1700 to 1840, with mark of
Gobosatsu (imp.), with the exception of 3194, which is Mizoro yaki and kakihan (written).
3196*. Bowl. D. 4 in. Fawn clay, grayish-fawn glaze.
Gourd and vine in brown. Gobosatsu (imp.). 1840
Gift of John Green.
TAIZAN (Case 27)
3196
The first generation of this famous family was one
Takahashi Tokuro, who came from Omi, and built an oven in
Awata in 1673. The second generation was known as Yohei,
and this family name remained in all the subsequent genera-
tions. Yohei's work consisted of tea-utensils only ; the third
generation made tea and wine utensils ; the fourth generation
(1789-92) first used dark blue glaze ; the fifth generation (1804-
18 17) made blue pottery vases for the Imperial household; the
3194
sixth generation (1830-38) introduced a regular style of paint-
ing for decoration. He was a friend of the famous artists of that time, among whom
were Keibun and Toyohiko. The work Tdki Shoski, from which the above information
has been derived, also mentions the seventh, eighth, and ninth generations. Ninagawa
says that the mark Taizan was first used in 1 760. A variety of marks are seen on
the pottery, but it has been impossible to subdivide them according to different fami
lies. The pottery shows great refinement and skill.