Page 523 - Catalogue of the Edward Morse collection of Japanese pottery MFA BOSTON

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4849. Covered cake-dish. D. 7J in. Nearly white clay. Inside and base, clear light
gray glaze. Outside, chrysanthemums in high relief with thick white glaze, centres gilded.
Intermediate spaces smooth black lacquer. Hiakusuke (imp.).
4850 . Jar. H. 4 in. Soft light clay, light gray surface with bamboo and poem in lighter
color unglazed. Kisen (imp.).
Gift of Rufus E. Moore.

4851. Bowl, with blunt support. D. 4J in. Light gray clay, white glaze, strongly crackled.
Basket-work surface moulded. Soniu (imp.).

4853* Sauce-dish, with handle and spout. L. 3 in. Reddish-brown clay, deep salmon
glaze outside, white glaze coarsely crackled inside. Inscription in white states that the
piece is made of clay from the old battle ground at Yashima.
4^54- Tea-pot, lion knob on cover. D. 3 in. Light fawn clay with light reddish areas,
tangle of yellow thread-like glaze. Takamitsu (imp.).

4855 • Plate, for lantern. D. 7J in. Fine light red-
dish-brown clay, gieen glaze. Fukuji (imp.).
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4859 • Plate. D. yf in. Coarse light brown clay, thick
deepest brown glaze with splashes of running fawn over- m
glaze. Kichibei (imp.).
It has no relation to the old Kyoto Kichibei.
4859 4860
4860. Square tray. W. 6 in. Brown clay and glaze.
Bat inside moulded. Cloth-mark impression on bottom. Gocho (imp.). i860
4861*. Incense-box, form of folded cloth. L. 3^ in. Whitish clay, yellowish glaze inside,
thick deep blue glaze outside. Hachiyei (imp.).

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Under two hundred and eighteen catalogued numbers, from 4863 to
5081, are included objects brought together to illustrate the various uses to
which pottery is applied. A brief allusion to these uses has already been
made in the Introduction. Among these are a number of unde-
termined objects. No. 4879 (Case 39) is a vessel for steaming rice, -^l^
bearing the impressed mark Kiraku. This may be Kiraku of
Kyoto. No. 5006* is a long tobacco pipe, bearing the impressed ^5
mark Kinko, and probably representing the work of some T5kyo 5006
potter.