Page 429 - Catalogue of the Edward Morse collection of Japanese pottery MFA BOSTON

PROVINCE OF YAMASHIRO 281

39^3- Incense-box (pheasant). L. 4J in. Nearly white clay and glaze, rich dark brown
and golden-brown overglaze flecked with blue. Makudsu (imp.). 1840
3914' Tea-bowl. D. 4J in. Coarse light brown clay containing white granules, splash of
gray underglaze on one side with thick bluish-white overglaze. Under-decoration of bamboo
in dark brown. Over-decoration of leaves in green enamel touched with gold. Thin rod in
blue enamel. One half of bowl unglazed. Makudsu (imp.). 1840
A beautiful example of Makudsu's work. *
3915. 3916. Bowls. Makudsu (imp.). -^
3917 . Tea-bowl. D. 4^ in. Birds in various colored enamels.
Makudsu (yca^). 1840 39iS 39i6 39i7
3918. Incense-box (goose). H. 3jin. Yellowish-white clay, thick white glaze, beak, eyes,
and feet in brown. Makudsu (imp.). 1840
RENGETSU (Case 34)

Rengetsu, a woman potter of Kyoto, acquired some fame for her work, which was
modeled by hand. It dates from 18 30- 1860. The pieces are in the form of bowls,
tea-pots, and wine-bottles. On the sides of the pieces are in-
cised lines of poetry. She died in i860 at the age of seventy-
five. Her successor is in feeble health, and makes but little
pottery.

FIRST GENERATION
3919' Bowl. D. 4 in. Hard nearly white stone clay, thick
grayish-white glaze. Flowers and inscriptions in grayish-blue.
Rengetsu (written). ^ 1840 39'9 392°
A unique form of Rengetsu's work.
3920. Fire-bowl. D. 34 in. Three short legs, adherent rings. Rough fawn clay, thick
Japanese yellow glaze with splash of lighter overglaze. Rengetsu and poem (inc.). 1850
3921. Tea-pot. Brown clay and thin brown glaze. Rengetsu and poem (inc.).
1850
3922. Plate. D. 5^ in. Moulded in form of lotus leaf. Under side unglazed.
Inside, yellowish-white glaze. Poem and Rengetsu (inc.). Riokozan (imp.). 1850
3923) 3924* Wine-boitle and incense-box. Rengetsu (inc.).
SECOND GENERATION
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3925. Large bowl. D. 9 J in. Coarse fawn clay, greenish-gray glaze.
Rengetsu (inc.). 1880
3922 3925
MIKI (Case 34)

A pottery known in Kyoto as Miki was made in 1874. The tea-pots were of brown
clay unglazed, manipulated without the use of the lathe and of very peculiar forms.
The work is very rare.