Page 358 - Catalogue of the Edward Morse collection of Japanese pottery MFA BOSTON

234 THE CATALOGUE
3263. Wine-holder, cylindrical. H. 7J in. Light fawn clay and glaze. Iris in light blue
and green enamel, and red and blue. 1700
3264. Wine-holder, cylindrical. H. 4^ in. Ears for bail. Fine fawn clay with reddish
tinge, light warm fawn glaze. Over-decoration of white chrysanthemums with blue
centre and brownish-black leaves. Kiyo (imp.). 1700
3265. Wine-bottle, square. H. 8f in. Fine fawn clay, light fawn glaze with
clouded stains. Above, rich green overglaze running in long streams. 1720
Known as Amamori.
3266-3274- Various pieces of Kiyomizu. 1730-1780

3275 (Case 28). Wine- BOTTLE, double gourd-shaped. H. 5J in. Fawn
clay, grayish-white glaze coarsely crackled, deeply stained. Vigorous decora-
tion of leaves, bamboo and pine in dark blue and green enamel. Kakihan on 1^
bottom in blue enamel. 1780 e
3276-3282. Various pieces of Kiyomizu. i 780-1820 ^^^^ ''^''^
3283-3291. Various pieces of Kiyomizu. 1820-1850
3292-3301 (Case 34). Various pieces of Kiyomizu. 1850-1870
No. 3292 has the mark Bai so yen set (written).

KANZAN (Case 28)
Denshichi Kanzan, a native of Owari, began the baking of pottery in Kiyomizu in
1805. In 1872 successors of the family made quantities of highly decorated pottery
for the foreign market, and this is commonly seen in collections as Kanzan. The work
of Kanzan, before being degraded by competing for the foreign trade, was in good taste,
though e.xamples are exceedingly rare.
The collection is indebted to Mr. Y. Yamanaka of Osaka, Japan, for an example of
the early work of Kanzan.

3302. Jar, with cover. H. 3^ in. Hard white porcelain clay and glaze. On ^^
upper half jewels and clouds, on lower half various diapers in oblique panels in
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rich blue. Lower half flattened, polygonal. Rakuto ko Kanzan tsukuru (writ- ^
ten in blue). 1820 4^f ^L
3302
KOMATSU (Case 34)
Over two hundred years ago pottery was made in the village of Komatsu. Judging
from the single specimen in the collection it followed early Kiyomizu style. Ninagawa
in his work mentions a pottery under the name of Komatsu-dani, which probably refers
to the same oven.
3303- Shallow bowl. D. 5I in. Hard fine gray-drab clay, light reddish near ^A'J*
junction of glaze, light grayish-fawn glaze, coarsely crackled. Inside, under- "^^
decoration of landscape in greenish-gray. Komatsu kichi (imp.). 1680 „o-
Extremely rare.

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