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PROVINCE OF YAMASHIRO 36s

3710- Tea -BOWL. D. 4J in. Coarse light fawn clay, thick lustrous brown glaze.
Raku (imp.), mark of Kichizayemon. 1880
The following specimens are Raku pottery, many of them bearing
the mark of Raku, some of considerable age ; but it is impos-
sible to assign them to their proper makers. Some are unques- |S\
ionably fraudulent, and it is not impossible that some of the
above may be placed in the same category. 3729 3710
371I—3729. Raku tea-bowls, tea-jars, and incense-boxes, among which is a tea-jar
with the mark of Seiniu (No. 3729). 1750-1890
ICHIGEN (Case 32)
This potter, commonly known as Yahei, is said by one record to have been the
pupil of Ichiniu (fourth Raku) ; by another record he is said to have been a son of
Ichiniu. He made Raku bowls of considerable merit. He marked the boxes con-
taining his work with the stamp of Raku. The single specimen in the collection has
the incised mark Ichigen. His work is exceedingly rare.
3730- Tea-bowl. D. 4f in. Deep red clay, with smooth surfaces, thick light red Raku
glaze mottled with white, showing greenish-gray below. Closely crackled.
Ichigen tsukuru (inc.). 1720 ^nMM

GENGEN (Case 32)
An amateur potter named Gengen Hachizo
made Raku tea-bowls at Kyoto in 1 837-1 838.
These were signed Gengen. The single specimen
in the collection is vigorously made and rich in
color.
373^' Tea -BOWL. D. 4 in. Thick walls. Sides
broadly sliced. Fawn clay, bright red Raku glaze,
373°
large area of olive-green. Gengen (imp.). 1837
KYURAKU (Case 32)
This potter, commonly known as Yasuke, made Raku pottery of a peculiar quality,
using white, yellow, and green glazes. He was at work in 1855.
3732. Candlestick. H. 4I in. Very light red clay,
white glaze strongly crackled. Kyuraku (imp.). 1855
3733- Flower-vase. H. 7 in. Light fawn clay, clear
yellow glaze. Kyuraku (imp.). 1855
OKAZAKI (Case 32) 3732 3733

Raku pottery, with the impressed mark Kagura (also read Shinraku and Kanrakti),
was made by Bunzaburo in Okazaki village, as late as 1870. The pottery is known
as Okazaki by the Japanese. The work is of an inferior kind, though some merit
attaches to the earlier pieces.