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THE CATALOGUE
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not yet persuaded that this attribution is wrong. The /«, however, is said,
by those to whose authority I reluctantly yield, to stand for Inaba. I can
find no records of the potter or furnace, and for some years no pottery
of this description has been made in the province. The objects are in
Case 39.

KYOZAN (Case 39)
4552. Tea-bowl. D. 5J in. Dead reddish-brown clay, rich yellow-orange glaze with darker
areas. In Kyuzan (imp.).
4553. Tea-bowl. D. 4^ in. Coarse brownish clay, transparent glaze mot- WJ ^
tied with cream-white and rich olive-brown glaze, with bluish flecks running. ^X^ ^
In Kyuzan (imp.). 1X4 ^
4554. Tea-jar. D. 3 in. Fine fawn clay tinged with red, mottled light 4552 4553
olive-brown glaze, cream-white overglaze on shoulder. In Kyuzan (imp.).

4555. Incense-box (rabbit). L. 2| in. Hard white clay, cream-white glaze. Eyes and
nose touched with blue. cd
In Kyuzan and Kan [?] (doubtful mark only is figured) (imp.). , ^
455^' Rest for tea-pot cover (boy looking in well). H. \\ in. Fine «^* ^
light reddish clay, light gray glaze closely covered with dots of white slip. ^^
Drapery of figure, green glaze. Hat, white glaze. Clay closely resembles IsaD
Kyuzan of Settsu. In Kyuzan and Kan (imp.). 4SSS 4SS6
4557. Bowl, for rinsings. D. 5^ in. Coarse dead light brown clay, thick light greenish
glaze. Strong left-hand spiral on base. In Kyuzan and Anshi (imp.). «^
4558. Tea-bowl. D. 4I in. Dark brown cla)', thick dark brown glaze punctured, jr
t^
In Kyuzan and obscure mark (imp.).
4SS7
4559- Incense-burner. D. 4I in. Perforated silver cover. Fine light brown clay,
clear light olive-brown glaze, splashes of fawn glaze running. In Kyuzan (imp.).

The objects thus far catalogued have been grouped under their respec-
tive provinces and potters. There are a number among these, however,
upon which fair doubts may be entertained, and these doubts have been
expressed in the catalogue. There are many other objects in the collection
which have not been included in the main catalogue, and these are either
of doubtful attribution, or enigmas which have puzzled every one. Many
of these were submitted to famous experts in Japan, antiquarians such as
Ninagawa, Maida, Kohitsu, Shioda, and others, with no success as to the