Page 399 - Catalogue of the Edward Morse collection of Japanese pottery MFA BOSTON

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3638 (Case 34). Bowl, with flaring and scalloped edge. D. 4I in. Light fawn clay and glaze.
Rough surface. Rim dark brown. Identified by Ninagawa as Kamogama pottery. 1840
3643, 3644. Wine-bottles. 1850
3646 (Case 34). Water-jar. H. 6J in. Coarse brown clay, rough surface, brown glaze,
mottled with darker brown, thick bluish-white overglaze running in streams from rim. 1850
Bowl. Coarse gray-drab clay, rough surface, brown
3648 (Case 34). D. 4J in.
glaze. Jewels in black. Characters in white slip. Aihi (imp.). 1850
3649 (Case 34). Bowl. D. i-fs '"• Hard white stone clay and glaze.
Made by Takeda, the only pupil of the first Bizan. Togiyoku (imp.), i860
3650 (Case 34). Wine-bottle, with four flattened sides. H. 6| in. Deep ^ '*^
reddish clay, reddish-brown glaze clouded with darker brown. Otani and Kinkozan (imp.).
This may be a Zoroku piece, as it bears the mark of Otani. The charac-
ters for Kinkozan are different from the Awata Kinkozan.
3651*. Haisen. D. 9^ in. Clay hard and fine, Awata glaze minutely
crackled. Over-decoration of spray of chrysanthemum in white,
light blue, and rich brown. Tozan (imp.). 1865
This piece is probably the work of a Kyoto potter by the name
of Hattori Chubei. Ninagawa in manuscript simply mentions this
potter by name, stating that he used the impressed mark of Tozan.
3652*. Small jar. H. iJ in. Purplish clay, white glaze, thick splash of reddish-purple
overglaze. Obscure decoration in deep olive-brown. Wakasugi (imp.). 1870
3653 (Case 34). Circular BOX. D. 3iin. Japanese-yellow clay and glaze.
Flowers and leaves in bluish-gray and black.
3654- Flat plate. D. 5J in. Light fawn clay, grayish-fawn glaze. Cow
lily (Nuphar) in brown. Name of artist, Soken ga, and kakihan (written). 1865
3655, 3656. Bowl and flower-vase. 1870
3657~366o*' Bowl, incense-box {Kin inc.), tea-jar, and wine-bottle.
3661 (Case 31). Cake-dish, hexagonal. D. 6\ in. Light brown clay, deep
brown glaze. Inside, rough design of pavilion and flowers in olive-green
enamel outlined in white and colored with dark blue enamel, also blue enamel
rim. Perforated design on sides. i860 3054
3662 (Case 31). Covered cake-bowl. D. 7 J in. Dull dark brown surface. Turtles in
white slip shaded with dark blue enamel. Inside, yellowish-white glaze. i860
Gift of W. S. Bigelow.
These two pieces are evidently by the same artist.

RAKU (Case 32)
A peculiar variety of Japanese pottery, known as Raku, derives its name from
incidents connected with its first production. Chojiro, the son of a Korean potter,
attracted the attention of Hideyoshi, who invited him to build an oven near a pleasure-
house named Juraku. Hideyoshi became his patron and later gave to Chojiro's son