Page 431 - Catalogue of the Edward Morse collection of Japanese pottery MFA BOSTON

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RANTEI (Case 34)
A potter signing his work Rantei and making delicate tea-pots decorated in rich
red and other colors, and other forms resembling Banko, was at work in Kyoto in 1 865
or thereabouts.
3934- Tea-pot. D. 33 in. Finest white clay, surface unglazed, band of thick white glaze
about rim. On body broad band in red bordered with
scrolls and frets touched with gold. Dragon in panel
touched with gold on unglazed surface. On handle and
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nozzle four-lobed figure in thick white glaze. Rantei (imp.). ^ «'^>
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3935- Tea-pot. H. s| in. Moulded. Bail of lotus
stems with lotus leaves. Cover modeled in form of lotus
leaf. Very light fawn clay, nearly white glaze with light
pinkish areas. Lotus leaves and flowers deeply impressed 3934 393^ 393S
on side. Rantei Sen tsukuru (imp.). 1865
Gift of W. S. Bigelow.
3936- Traveler's wine-cup. D. if in. White clay and glaze. Vertical brush-marks
with encircling bands, above and below, in indigo-blue. Rantei (written). 1865
3937*' Tea-pot. H. 5I in. Delicate walls. Finest light gray clay, unglazed. Deco-
ration of Kiyomizu temple in red and gold with white blossoms. Band of diaper in
red. Ornamental bands of flowers in red and white around rim and on cover. f
Rantei (imp.). 1865 "j
Gift of W. S. Bigelow. 3937

TOTEI (Case 34)
Two pieces of pottery in the collection bear the impressed mark Tdtei. They show
some skill in moulding, and one piece resembles a coarse form of Awata. No informa-
tion is at hand regarding the potter.

3938. FiRE-BOWL, on three legs. D. 4I in. Moulded in three petals below. Light yellow
clay, transparent underglaze, green overglaze. T^tei (imp.). 1865
3939- Wine-cup, in form of long-nosed mask, with support below in form
of " modest girl " mask. Cup, d. 3! in. Japanese yellow clay and glaze.
Face outlined in red and purplish-brown. Black hair on lower face.
lotei (written). 1865

FUKUROYAMA (Case 30)
A single piece in the collection signed Fukuroyama indicates the work of a very
skilful artist. Nothing is known regarding the potter or the oven.