Page 498 - Catalogue of the Edward Morse collection of Japanese pottery MFA BOSTON

THE CATALOGUE
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NAYESHIWOGAWA (Case 38)
Under this name may be included the pottery bearing the mark Naye, which is
said to have been a common signature for the potters of Nayeshiwo-
gawa one hundred and fifty years ago. The mark is extremely rare.
4501. Tea-jar. H. 2| in. Light buff clay, golden-brown Raku glaze,
coarsely mottled with olive-green and reddish-brown. Naye (imp.). 1740
4501

The following provinces are of minor importance ; some of them are
represented in the collection by a single object. With few exceptions the
pottery has but little merit, and for want of room they are not placed on
exhibition.

PROVINCE OF IWASHIRO

There is little of interest in this province for the student of Japanese
pottery. Various kinds of stone pottery and porcelain have been made for
a number of years in Hongo, and in a commercial way the work has been
a success, much of it being sold in the Tokyo market. For the collector,
however, nothing of interest is found. Even the soft pottery, with one
exception, has little merit.

AIDSU

4502 . Bowl. D. 54 in. Hard brown clay, grayish glaze with dark crackle. 1680
This piece was brought from Hongo by Mr. H. Takamine as being the earliest Aidsu.
It bears some resemblance to Hagi.
4503~45''^*' FooD-BOWLS. Hard gray clay, firm light glaze, ringing. 1850
4507*' FooD-BOWL. D. 5 in. Light gray clay, dark brown glaze mottled. 1858
4508 . Incensk-box. D. 2^ in. Light buff clay, yellowish glaze. The seven jewels in
blue, green, and yellow enamels, and brown and red. Ninsei (imp.). 1878
A rough piece of work.
45*^9 • Jar. H. 6| in. Brick-red clay coarsely granulated, dark drab underglaze, splash
of thick white granulated overglaze running in slender streams from shoulder. 1880

kozan i;s

4510*. Incense-box (tea-mill). D. z-^^ in. Light gray clay, reddish transparent
Meiji ju-san-tien Koshin gatsu Iwashiro Hongo Tokoshi Onodera. %
glaze, punctured.
Kazan tsukuru (inc.). 1880 45'°