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THE CATALOGUE
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KAKITSUBATA

A pottery bearing the impressed mark Kakitsiibata, and occasionally an additional
mark of Okunisan, has long been a puzzle to experts. Ninagawa identified a cup
of this pottery as Kyoto; other specimens did not confirm this identification, and
from the resemblance of one piece to a later Satsuma bowl, coupled with the mark
Okunisan (Honorable Province), the pottery was doubtfully referred to Satsuma.
Now Mr. Hiromichi Shugio, who had long sought for some light in regard to these
enigmas, has written to me from Japan that Kakitsubata was made in the province
of Mikawa, and not in Satsuma. He has found that the pottery was made in the
village of Kusumura, Mikawa, about sixty years ago. On the authority of Mr. Shugio
the following pieces bearing the mark Kakitsubata are included with Mikawa.

4535 • Tea-cup. D. 2 J in. Modeled by hand with strong finger-mark impressions.
Light reddish clay, brown glaze clouded. Kakitsubata (imp.). 1840
4530 . Tea-bowl. D. 4 J in. Reddish-brown clay, dead seal-brown glaze mottled
with greenish fawn, with reddish rim. Kakitsubata (imp.). 1840
4537 • Tea-bowl. D. 4I in. Modeled by hand. Dead gray-drab clay, fawn glaze with
bluish drops strongly crackled. Okunisan (imp.). 1840
453° • Flower-holder, in form of melon. H. 4J in. Brown clay, grayish
underglaze, olive-green overglaze. Kakitsubata and Okunisan (imp.). 1840 ^g
Gift of W. S. Bigelow. W
4539*- Flaring bowl. D. 7J in. Modeled by hand. Light buff clay, drab HOT
glaze with light bluish shading. Inside, spray of plum tree modeled and applied. \^'
Kakitsubata and Okunisan (imp.).
1840 4538
Gift of W. S. Bigelow.

PROVINCE OF TANGO

A RECTANGULAR plate, moulded after the style of Shido, Sanuki, bears a
raised inscription of Hashidate, Tango, etc. Nothing is known about the
potter or oven.

HASHIDATE
454*^ • Cake-plate. L. 9 in. Rectangular, wavy edge. Soft light fawn clay, bright green
glaze. Landscape moulded inside with dull purplish tinges and ye 'low clouds.
Hashidate, Tango, in relief inside, with poem. 1800