Page 511 - Catalogue of the Edward Morse collection of Japanese pottery MFA BOSTON

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provinces to which they belong. Among the unidentified pieces are many
made by amateur potters or Chajins, and the difficulties attending the
identification of this material have already been dealt with in the Introduc-
For convenience of reference all of these pieces, doubtful and
tion (page 5).
unknown, are serially catalogued with those objects already described in
this volume. Some of these may found in Case 39.
The objects brought together to illustrate the various uses for which
pottery is designed are also catalogued continuously with the rest, but
slight allusion will be made to them further than may be found in the brief
notes on pp. 13-21.

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PROVINCE OF CHIKUZEN (Case 39)
4572*. Tea-pot. D. 2f in. Fine brown clay, chocolate-brown glaze with slight lustre,
Kan-un (imp.). 1850
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4573* Jar. H. 6| in. Light fawn clay, hard light blue glaze. Panels and i^^J-Jf'-M
bands of impressed circles, flowers, etc., in white Mishima.
4574. Tea-bowl. D. 4J in. Dark brown clay and glaze. Mitsuko (inc.). 4572
4575*. Shallow bowl. D. \\ in. Fine gray-drab clay, dull brown underglaze, rich
brown overglaze becoming nearly black inside ; area of thick gray glaze
inside. Sada ichi (inc.). 1850
PROVINCE OF ECHIZEN ^1 f,^

4577*' Tea-jar, with handle. H. 2J in. Light brown clay, dull light
4S7S 4577
yellow glaze. Roughly turned. Fukuyama (imp.).

PROVINCE OF HARIMA (Case 39)
4579- Hand-warmer, in form of elephant, strongly modeled. L. 14I in. Brownish clay,
thick dull green glaze with brownish areas.

PROVINCE OF HIGO (Case 39)
4583—4585- Incense- BURNERS. These three objects have been doubtfully
H. 4^ in. #
attributed to Yatsushiro. They have a hard reddish-brown clay, dark or light
gray glaze. Various designs in white and black Mishima. All unsigned.
4586. Globular bottle, with pottery cover, roughly made. Dull
fawn clay, dull olive-green glaze with areas of white. Gen (imp.). 1850 4586