  
Kyoto wares Lithograph, by Dulong, published 1875 Row 1. A — Small koro of Kyoto faience, made by Yei-raku; decorated with Chinese ornament in relief, filled in with pink, brown, purple, and cold blue enamel colours. The cover is surmounted with a rather quaintly modelled Japanese lion, in yellow and green. Height: 8½ inches. B — Vase of faience, made by Taizan; the pate is of a dark brown tint, somewhat resembling old iron, and the principal decorations consist of diaper patterns and medallions, containing fruit and foliage, executed in fine gold and silver line-work, doubtless in imitation of the ancient Japanese inlaid ironwork. The otherwise heavy effect of this treatment is skilfully relieved by the delicate inlaid white lines on the neck, and the sparing introduction of red and green ornaments on the upper and lower portions. Height: 10 inches. C — Water-pot of unglazed faience, of a dark brown tint, made by Kin Kozan. The decorations of this beautiful piece consist of conventional scrollwork and flowers of bold design, executed in raised enamels and cream-coloured lines. The effect is most refined and pleasing. Height: 6½ inches. Row 2. D— Tea bowl of grey pate, made by Yei-raku; boldly decorated with leaves, in dull red and brown, artistically disposed on the exterior, and carried over the rim into the interior in the manner frequently resorted to by the Japanese artists. Diameter: 5¼ inches. E— Cup of fine Kyoto porcelain, made by Yei-raku; covered with the intense red enamel peculiar to this manufacturer, and decorated with Chinese patterns in gold. Diameter: 2¾ inches. F— Tea bowl of light fawn-coloured faience, made by Yei-raku, decorated with simple conventional ornamentation, executed in black. Diameter: 4 inches. G— Small cup of the choicest porcelain, made by Yei-raku, shown in two positions, exterior and interior. The exterior is painted with under-glaze blue of the greatest intensity and purity; and the interior has a central medallion of the same colour, surrounded with Chinese scrollwork in deep red and gold. This exquisite specimen is inscribed with six characters, in gold, signifying 'Made by Yei-raku in Great Japan'. Diameter: 2⅝ inches. Row 3. H — Hibatchi of old Kyoto faience, of dark cold buff-tinted pate, covered with a thin glaze, crackled; decorated with diaper-work and fret patterns in blue, green, and gold. The upper vessel and cover are modelled in imitation of a hut. Height: 9 inches. I — Tea bowl of old Kyoto pottery, partly covered with thick opaque glaze, crackled. This is a choice specimen of the quaintly formed tea bowls so highly prized by the Japanese. It has been mended in two places on the rim with gilded composition, as shown. Length: 6⅞ inches. J — Jar of old Kyoto pottery, modelled with bold scrollwork in relief, and grounded with dark green enamel colour. This is a specimen of a class of pottery very rarely to be met with in Japan. Height: 12 inches. Lithograph, by Lestel, published 1875.
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