Kyoto ware: koro and
hibatchis
A — Koro of light brown faience, covered with bright glaze, crackled.
The decorations are of the most severe style, bearing a strong resemblance
to classic art. Some of the details are. however, Gothic in feeling.
Height: 18 inches
B — Hibatchi of light tinted faience, covered with bright glaze, crackled,
and decorated with horizontal bands and quaint powderings of geometrical
patterns in colours and gold. Height: 8¾ inches.
C — Hibatchi of light brown faience, covered with thin glaze, crackled;
the
decorations are all of a severe geometrical character, disposed in
bands and panels. The predominating colour is green, which, in combination
with the gilding, produces a sparkling effect. Height: 9 inches.
Lithograph, by Lestel, published 1875.
