  
Ise and other wares A — Perfume burner, modelled in the form of a boat, of old Kyoto Raku ware, decorated with blue, green, yellow, and purple enamels. Length: 7⅝ inches. B — Vase of Kyoto Raku ware, splashed with green, and decorated with a dragon in gold. Height: 7¾ inches. C — Tea-bowl of the choicest old Kyoto Raku ware, of irregular form, covered with a soft green glaze, speckled, as shown. This is a specimen of the old bowls so highly prized by the chajin for use in the ceremony of Chanoyu. It bears the impressed stamp of the Chojiro family. Diameter: 4⅛ inches. D — Tea-bowl of old Kyoto Raku ware, roughly manipulated, covered with a warm brown glaze, speckled, and decorated with white storks, drawn with a few telling brush strokes. Diameter: 3½ inches. E — Tea-jar of the choicest ancient Bizen stoneware, partially covered with glaze. Such jars, for holding powdered tea, have at all times been highly valued by the Japanese; the present example, apparently of ordinary material and manufacture, came from the hands of its Japanese owner in a silken bag and enclosed in a dainty box of kiri wood, ornamented with lacquer. This specimen is reputed to be 600 years old. Height: 4⅝ inches. F — Vase of -fine old Yatsushiro ware, of hard, reddish-grey pate, covered with a clear crackled glaze, and decorated with designs in white clay, inlaid, and devices painted over the glaze in red and green enamels and gold. This interesting piece was fabricated at the kiln of Shirno Toyohara, near the town of Yatsushiro, in the province of Higo. The manufactory was founded by a Korean nobleman at the close of the sixteenth century; his descendants still ply the same trade, but their productions are much inferior to the old works. The chief characteristic of the old ware is its carefully manipulated white inlaid ornamentation; but the gilding and coloured enamel decorations which have been added to this example, subsequently to the period of its manufacture, are of great beauty, and harmonise thoroughly with the entire feeling of the piece. Height: 11½ inches. G — Teapot of Ise Banko ware, gilded and decorated with birds. Height: 2½ inches. H — Teapot of Ise Banko ware, of hard, dark brown pate, covered with a great number of impressed marks, signifying happiness, health, long life, and such like. Height: 2¾ inches. I — Dish of Kishiu ware, in purple and blue. This piece was made at the factory of Wakayama, situated in the province of Kii. Diameter, 8⅜ inches. J — Dish of Minato faience, covered with a yellow glaze. Modelled in the form of a leaf on its inner surface. Length, 11 inches. K — Teapot of Ise Banko ware, of a drab body, decorated with gold ornamentation, and semi-transparent panels of white pate, decorated with designs in coloured enamels. Height: 2⅞ inches. L — Teapot of Ise Banko ware, of thin grey pate, almost entirely covered externally with poetical sentences in incised letters. Height: 2½ inches. M — Dish of Ko Hagi ware, of cold tinted pate, modelled in a rather unusual and irregular shape. This piece was made at the factory of Hagi, in the province of Nagato; and having been fabricated prior to the year 1644, is designated Ko Hagi, or Old Hagi ware. Length: 6⅜ inches. N — Leaf-shaped dish of Inuyama ware, of cold tinted pate, covered with a bright glaze, and decorated with foliage in rich autumnal tints. This ware is made at the factory of Inuyama, in the province of Owari. Diameter: 7¼ inches. O — Saké bottle of Asahi ware, partially glazed; made at Uji, in the province of Yamashiro. The ware derives its name from the peculiar effect of its cold misty-like glaze, which resembles the colour of the early dawn. Height: 7⅛ inches. P — Gourd-shaped bottle of brown and white glazed ware; made in the province of Nagato, probably at the factory of Toyoura yama. Height: 11 inches. Q — Water-pot of Fujina ware, of warm buff pate, partially covered with a green bright glaze. This partial glazing is a characteristic of the manufacture. This piece was made at the Madsuye kiln, in the province of Idzumo. Height: 7½ inches. R — Reticulated vase of Sanda ware. This is a specimen of the celadon ware for which the Sanda factory was celebrated for sometime after its establishment in 1690, in the province of Setsu. Height: 9½ inches. S — Sake bottle of Shigaraki ware, of drab-tinted pate, partially covered with a thick white glaze, on which is painted a tortoise and other devices in blue. This ware is fabricated in the province of Omi. Height: 6⅜ inches. Lithograph, by Lestel, published 1875. |
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