The Ceramic Art of Japan. Hugo Münsterberg

217 160. Utsutsugawa dish, middle Edo period 217 161. Shodai dish, early Edo period 218 162. White-glaze Hagi dish, early Edo period 218 163. Hagi tea bowl, middle Edo period 219 164. Hagi tea bowl, late Edo period 219 165. 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result of this research is that these older books, although pioneering ventures in their own day, are now completely outdated.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 the Kyoto Museum, Mr. Shinzo Sato of the Osaka Museum, Mr. Giichiro Kato of the Itsuo Bijutsukan, and Mr. Takeshi Nagatake of the Saga Cultural Affairs Office. My thanks are also due to the numerous museums and private collectors for their generous permission to reproduce works in their collections and to the photographers who supplied the plates. Finally I wish to express my thanks to my former students Mr. Masakata Kanazawa and Miss Emiko Ishikawa for their help in translating Japanese material and acting as my guides in visits to potters and kiln sites, and to Dr. and Mrs. David Kornhauser, Mrs. Robert Lang, and my wife for helping me to get the manuscript ready for publication.

      Hugo Munsterberg

      NEW PALTZ, NEW YORK