   Satsuma faience: koros Left — Koro, of fine Satsuma faience, of buff pate, covered with thin waxy glaze, crackled. The outer part of the body is perforated, and decorated with sprays of wisteria, most gracefully delineated. The body rests upon three heads, and bears round its neck lions' heads, whose hanging tongues hold ring handles. The cover is perforated, decorated with wisteria, and surmounted by a Japanese lion. This is an interesting specimen of the ware, and is of unusual design and treatment. Height: 16 inches. Right — Koro, of early period faience, of cold-tinted pate, covered with a bright waxy glaze, crackled. This piece is very similar in manufacture and decoration to the temple vase. The painting throughout, both in style and manipulation, is identical with that on the vase, and is probably the work of the same hand. This piece formed part of the suite of which the vase and its companion were the most important objects. Height: 13 inches. Lithograph, by Spiegel, published 1875.
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