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877 Shidoro Tea Jar Brown speckled with greenish yellow circular ring at center incised filled with Dark colored glaze [[?]]
3/7/8
Ivory cover
one of most wonderful specimen in existence. Formerly was in possession of famous 'chajin' So Rice of Kioto
Date about 1600 [[Bouquet?]] from Mr Tashiro 80.- [[check]]

1067:
801 Tea Bowl by YeiSen. Pinkish grey.
Painting of Daruma and inscription of poetry. Height 37/8
Quiet curing up smoke (place)
I forever hung up my useless legs (meditation)
Yet there are enough foot print between here + forest yonder - (Exercise is enough from meditation)
For I must seek great vihecle (Buddhist word for great end)
and dispise Country Rio
(Country Rio means the name of China at that time about 600A.D. Here means 'I hate politic')
Signed Yeisen (painted)
Yeisen is teacher for Mokubei, Rokubei
Dohachi, Shuhei tc
Date about 1730-1780
70.- [[check]]

1068
804
Small round Kenzan Incense Box - Brown green and grey
moon over pine tree grove
purchased from famous 'chajin'
of Akashi
Signed Kenjan
(painted)
Height 1 3/8

45.- [[check]]