  
Hizen ware: jar and dishes A — Jar of old Hizen porcelain, decorated with sprays of the white mume, on a clouded blue ground, lined in imitation of crackle. Height: 9 inches. B C — Pair of plates of the same description of Hizen porcelain. Diameter: 10¾ inches. D — Square-shaped dish of late period Hizen porcelain, boldly painted with the Japanese lion and foliage in rich blue. 14½ inches square. E F — Circular dishes of fine porcelain, most carefully and minutely painted with diaper-work, medallions and foliage in blue of great richness and intensity. E, 7 inches, and F, 9½ inches in diameter. Lithograph, by Jetot, published 1875. |
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