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oven and made hard pottery. He is said to have gone to Ise, and also to Kameyama,
Hizen, making pottery in both places. The only specimen in the collection bearing
thte mark Kichirokti is a small figure of hard paste from the Ninagawa collection. A
square dish, which Ninagawa believed to have been made by Kichiroku, in Shimosa,
was made by Kitsuroku in Shimotsuke, an adjoining province. The Wag-
gaman collection in Washington contains a piece signed Kitsuroku, with "^
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other inscriptions, showing that it was made in Kameyama, Hizen. Either
Ninagawa has confounded two potters, or the same potter wrote his name ^'U
in two ways. (See Shimotsuke.) 4131
4I3I< Netsuke, in form of dancer. H. i| in. Light gray-drab clay, white glaze. Dress
with green, red, and purple with gold. Kichiroku saku (inc.). i860
A delicate bit of work.

SHIBUYA (Case 35)
In 1850 the Daimyo of Satsuma had a small oven built in the Yashiki
at Shibuya, Yedo. The pottery was made of clay brought from Satsuma.
A few pieces only were made. The pottery had no special merit.

4132. Bowl. D. 5^ in. Very light buff clay, light gray glaze. Poem in blue
signed Ga and SockH. 1850
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BENJIRO (Case 35)

Sakune Benjiro, an Imado potter, was at work in 1840-45 making unglazed fire-
vessels. He was justly regarded by the Japanese as the best potter of Imado.
The single specimen of his work in the collection bears out this judgment,
^j^
Whether Genjiro (No. 4158) is a later generation of this family I do not know.
4^33- Furnace for tea-pot. H. io| in. Fine gray-drab clay, polished black
surface. Lotus bud, leaf, and flower deeply carved on outside showing rough sur-
face. Benjiro (imp.). 1845
Gift of W. S. Bigelow. 4133

SAKIGAKI (Case 35)
On the north of Negishi (near Iriya to the west), at the mansion of Honda, an oven
was built in 1863. A potter from Kyoto was invited to take charge of it. The pot-
tery was a kind of hard Raku with green and black glazes, and continued for a short
time only. Specimens are extremely rare.

4134* Cup. D. 3:^ in. Leaves on outside moulded. Buff
clay, rich green glaze outside, white glaze inside.
Sakigaki (imp.). 1864
Gift of Ernest Hart.
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4^35- Haisen, in form of ceremonial hat. L. 8J in. Light
gray-drab clay, white underglaze, deep seal-brown overglaze. Sakigaki (imp.). 1864