Page 395 - Catalogue of the Edward Morse collection of Japanese pottery MFA BOSTON

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KATEI (Case 34)

Katei was an amateur potter as well as a poet, artist, and writer. He traveled
in various parts of Japan, and probably paid his way by means of his accomplishments.
That he lived to the age of seventy-four is attested by one piece in the collection
upon which he has incised this fact. His little wine-cups were modeled by hand.
3581. WiNE-cup. D. i| in. Modeled by hand. White porcelain clay and glaze. Charac-
ters in dark blue. Katei Shichi-ju-shi (written). i860 ^
3582. WiNE-cuP. D. 2tV in. Modeled by hand. Yellowish-white P JTJ O
clay, dull light gray glaze, with pale purplish area. Katei (imp.). _ _^^^ *^
WiNE-cup.
35^3- WiNE-cup. D. 2j in. Yellowish-buff clay and ^ . Y 3
D. 2j
in.
Yellowish-buff clay and glaze, brightglaze, bright
green glaze running down inside. Thick and clumsy.
Katei and Mi ushi roku gatsu Keishi tsukuru (inc.). i860 358< 35S2
ROZAN (Case 30)
Pottery evidently made in Gojosaka, Kyoto, bears the impressed mark Rozan. It
has been made within recent years.
3584- Bowl. D. 5^ in. Brown clay, greenish glaze tinged by
clay beneath. Rozan (imp.). 1850
35^5- Box (prawn). L. 6| in. Light gray clay, thick dark
brown glistening glaze. Rozan (imp.). 1850
3584 3585
KINSEI (Case 28)
Pottery bearing this mark is said to have been made in Kyoto in 1790. It has a
smooth white glaze with light blue overglaze decoration of landscape and figures. In
more recent times an almost identical kind of pottery, without signature, has been
made which has been variously identified as Ky5to and Satsuma, with the weight of
opinion in favor of Kyoto.
3586. Vase. H. 8i in. Gray-drab clay, dull thick white glaze. Trees and IJ^*^
figures in blue. Kinsei (imp.). 1800 |(fl)l(
35^7- Shallow dish, with vertical sides. D. 6 in. Fine grayish-fawn clay, 3586
thick bright buff glaze with quality of Awata. Inside, under-decoration of boat, aquatic
plants, and geese in brown and dull blue. Kinsei (imp.). 1800
3588. Square vessel, for warming sake. H. 3I in. .Nearly
white clay and glaze. Trees and figures in blue. Unsigned. 1800
35^9- Handled cake-dish, similar to last. Unsigned. 1800
3590- Plate. D. 6| in. Soft clay, thick salmon glaze, coarsely
crackled. Underglaze decoration of chrysanthemum and leaves
in white, brown, blue, and green. Kinsei (imp.). 1830
This piece is placed here simply because it bears the name
Kinsei, though it has not the remotest resemblance to No. 3586 or
359°
No. 3587.