Page 497 - Catalogue of the Edward Morse collection of Japanese pottery MFA BOSTON

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PROVINCE OF SATSUMA
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4493- Bowl. D. 3J in. Yellowish-white clay and glaze. Rough decoration in dark
brown and reddish-brown. Resembles Shino. 1850
4494- Wine-bottle, with tubular perforation through body
and wistaria twig handle. H. 6J in. Yellowish-white clay and
glaze. Rough decoration in brown. Okina in leaf (written).
1830
WHITE SATSUMA (purple glaze)

4495- Incense-BOX (badger). H. 3 in. Yellowish-white clay.
Inside, yellowish-white glaze. Outside, dull purple glaze mi-
nutely pitted. Unique form. 1780

TACHINO (Case 38)
Potters from Fukurosa came to Tachino in the. early
4494
part of the seventeenth century. In 1830, or thereabouts,
the white pottery began to be decorated, and this was signed with a written mark,
Satsu sei (Ninagawa MSS.).
4496' Covered bowl. D. 4J in. Yellowish-white clay and glaze finely crackled. 3»y
Landscape in bluish-green. Satsu sei (written). 1830

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SESHIMA (Case 38)
At Tana-Ura a potter by the name of Seshima Kumasuke has, within ^^
recent years, made an enormous amount of decorated Satsuma for the
foreign market. A little cup in the collection, and possibly two others, which are
here catalogued, were made for native use.

4497- Wine-cup, polygonal sides. D. 2% in. Cream-white clay and glaze Inside,
plum tree and bird. Seshima sei (written). i860
4498*. Incense-stick burner (?) Satsuma Seshima sei (imp.). 1880
Gift of Arthur French.
4499- Beaker. D. 3 in. White clay and glaze. Monkey and plum
4497 4499
blossoms modeled and applied. Satsuma Seshima sei (imp.). 1880
Gift of Arthur French.

YAMAHARA (Case 38)

A shallow bowl in the collection bears the sharply impressed mark Yamahara.
No information is at hand regarding the potter, though the piece has been repeatedly
identified as Satsuma by old Japanese experts.
4500. Shallow bowl. D. Very fine light fawn clay, light fawn glaze
5J in. >{4^
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finely crackled. Inside, rough landscape in dark gray. 1780
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Yamahara tsukuru (imp.).