Page 507 - Catalogue of the Edward Morse collection of Japanese pottery MFA BOSTON

PROVINCE OF AWA 339

PROVINCE OF MIMASAKA

In the early part of the eighteenth century potters were invited to the
castle of the Daimyos of this province for the purpose of making tea-utensils.
The tea-jars were globular in shape, square-shouldered with black glaze, and
are known as Ko-katatsuki.
KO-KATATSUKI

4541*. Tea-jar. Dull black clay, thin lustreless seal-brown glaze, with drops
4541*-
Tea-jar. HH. 2^^ in.
of brighter overglaze. Wavy zone incised about body. Coarse thread-mark. 1700

PROVINCE OF KAI

The records are scant regarding the potters of this province. The two
objects are placed here on the authority of Japanese experts.

454^** Bowl. D. 4^ in. Very coarse clay, yellowish-white glaze. Large white granules
from which coarse cracks radiate into the glaze. 1830

MEIZAN rz—

4543 • Water-JAR. H. 6f in. Looped handles. Fine gray-drab clay, roughened \\\j
surface, brown underglaze, splash of deep blue overglaze, running. Meizan (imp.). L^
This piece might have been made by Meizan of Kyoto. 1870 4543

PROVINCE OF AWA

No information can be obtained regarding the pottery of this province.
In 1879 a peculiar type of rough pottery with pine in relief, and bearing the
mark Togentei, was sold in the Tokyo shops. It was said to have been
made in Awa near by.
TOGENTEI

4544 • Bowl, for tea-rinsings. D. 5 in. Deeply scalloped edge. Hard rough
light brown clay, coarse brown glaze mixed with sand. Disks of pine leaves
moulded and applied. Unglazed. Togentei (imp.). 1880 Ik.
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4545 • Flower-vase, cylindrical. H. 9I in. Light reddish-brown clay, rough
brown sanded glaze. Pine branch modeled, and pine disks moulded and applied,
glazed green. Unsigned. 1880 4S44