Izumo tea bowl, middle Edo period; Inuyama tea bowl, late Edo period
220
166.
Iga jar, middle Edo period
220
167.
Bizen flower vase, early Edo period
221
168.
Bizen figure of Hotei, early Edo period
221
169.
Bizen tea bowl, middle Edo period
221
170.
Seto oil plate, late Edo period
222
171-173.
Seto oil plates, late Edo period
235, 236
174.
Seto dish, late Edo period
237
176.
Naeshirogawa dish and pots, Showa period
238
175.
Mashiko plate, Showa period
237
177.
Tsuboya covered pot, Showa period
238
178.
Tamba bottle, Showa period
239
179.
Tamba jars, Showa period
239
180.
Shigaraki oil plate, late Edo period
240
181.
Dish by Seifu, Meiji period
253
182.
Sake bottle by Rosanjin, Showa period
253
183.
Vase by Kato Yutaro, Meiji period
254
184.
White jar by Itaya Hazan, Meiji period
255
185.
Vase by Ishiguro Munemaro, Showa period
255
186.
Shino tea bowl by Arakawa Toyozo, Showa period
256
187.
Plate by Kato Mineo, Showa period
256
188.
Bizen water jar by Kaneshige Toyo, Showa period
257
189.
Dish by Hamada Shoji, Showa period
258
190.
Square plate in mingei style by Hamada Shoji, Showa period
258
191.
Bottle by Kawai Kanjiro, Showa period
259
192.
Teacup by Kawai Takeichi, Showa period
259
193.
Square plate by Sakuma Totaro, Showa period
260
194.
Dish by Funaki Kenji, Showa period
261
195.
Bottle by Shimaoka Tatsuzo, Showa period
261
196.
Mashiko bowls, Showa period
262
197.
Tobe cups, Showa period
262
198.
Tobe bottle, Showa period
263
199, 200.
Plates by Tomimoto Kenkichi, Showa period
263, 264
Preface
The Study of Japanese ceramics, to which Captain Brinkley and Professor Morse had made such a significant contribution by the turn of the century, has unfortunately been neglected in the West during the last fifty years, and it is only recently that the unique beauty of these wares has been rediscovered. Fortunately, Japanese scholars have investigated the field very thoroughly during the intervening years. One result of this research is that these older books, although pioneering ventures in their own day, are now completely outdated. In the present book an attempt has been made to bring our knowledge up to date and to include such subjects as prehistoric wares, folk pottery, and the wares of present-day potters.
No book of this type would have been possible without the advice and help of my Japanese colleagues, who throughout my study gave me generously of their counsel and to whose writings I constantly referred. Among these I would like to mention Mr. Sakutaro Tanaka of the Tokyo National Museum, Mr. Fujio Koyama of the Cultural Treasures Property Commission, Mr. Tadanari Mitsuoka of the Yamato Bunkakan in Osaka, Mr. Ryoichi Fujioka of
