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MARKS AND SEALS

also by later generations of his family.

666. Sai=a mark used by the representative of the seventh in descent from Agano Kizō.
667. Ya=mark used by Uyeno Yaichirō; early in nineteenth century.
668. Watari Sayemon=name of a maker found on Yatsushiro faïence of eighteenth century.
HIGO KŌDA.
669. Higo Kōda-yama no Tokō, Kwansei nen sei=made in the era Kwansei (1789–1800) by a potter of Kōdayama in Higo. The first pottery is said to have been made at Kōda by Agano Kizō (vide text).
670. Higo Udogori Kōdayama sei=made at Kōdayama in the Udo district of Higo; eighteenth century mark.
670 –A. Shofūtei=art name of a potter who worked (middle of nineteenth century) at Kōda and also at Shodai-yama in Higo.
BIZEN (IMBE WARE).
671. Man=ideograph for ten thousand; a mark found on Imbe ware of nineteenth century.
672. Crescent-moon mark, found on old Imbe ware.
673. Daikichi=a mark (unidentified) found on Imbe ware of the eighteenth century.
674. An unidentified mark found on old Imbe ware.
675. A mark called Shippō-kuzushi, found on old Imbe ware.
676. The ideograph kanau under Yama (mountain); mark found on old Imbe ware.
677. The syllabary character shi; found on old Imbe ware.
678. Kichi=mark of Yoshida Kichizayemon; end of eighteenth century.
679. The mark called jigami-gata; found on old Imbe ware.
680. A kiln mark found on old Imbe ware.
681. Kyū=the ideograph for "ancient"; found on old Imbe ware.
682. Mata=a form of the ideograph "again"; found on old Imbe ware.
683. Sadataka=a mark found on fine middle-period Imbe ware.
684. Terami=a mark found on nineteenth century Imbe ware of somewhat soft pâte. Sometimes this mark takes the form Terami Gorobei saku.
686. Dai Nappon Ibem tō Mori sei=made by Mori, a potter of Imbe in Great Japan. This is the mark of Mori Rinzō, a modern potter.
SHIDORO (YENSHU).
686. The jigamigata=kiln mark, found on old Shidoro ware.
687. Shidoro=a mark found on Shidoro ware of various periods.
688. Shidoro=mark found on Shidoro ware made by Yoko-oka in early part of eighteenth century.
IZUMO.
689. Unsui=a mark found on early Izumo ware.
690. Another form of No. 689.
691. Un-zen=mark used by the Tsuchiya family of Fujina.
692. Zen=mark used by the Tsuchiya family of Fujina.
693. Rakuzan=mark used by Gombei and subsequent potters at Rakuzan in Matsuye.
SANUKI.
694. San Yō=Sanuki kiln; mark found on Sanuki ware; second half of nineteenth century.
695. Rihei Tomita=mark of a potter, Rihei of Tomita in Sanuki; middle of nineteenth century.
696. Nin=a mark found on Takamatsu ware.
697. Another form of No. 696.
698. Shunmin Hiraga=mark of Hiraga (art name Shunmin), a potter of Sanuki, end of eighteenth century.
699. Shunmin=another form of No. 698.
IYO.
700. Yoshū Matsuyama=mark of the kiln at Matsuyama in Iyo, at the close of the eighteenth century.
701. Shinshiroyama—mark of an Iyo potter, first half of the nineteenth century.

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