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THE WONDERFUL CITY OF TOKIO.
Seki, where they put up at the inn of Aidzu, the landlord of
which proved to be a connoisseur in old pottery.
After his guests had supped, he showed them a beautiful
incense-burner (koro} of pierced white porcelain.
" This," he said, " was made fifty years ago, and although
not as ancient as some pieces I have, is very exquisite."
>? We can buy small match-boxes, pierced like that, for five
INCENSE BURNER, SETO WARE.
cents each, in the States," said
Fitz.
" I know," replied
the man
"some merchants have lost
fortunes in exporting such
goods."
" Hush, brother," whis-
pered Sallie, "you always spoil
everything."
The landlord,
not at all
disconcerted, exhibited a hibachi
(small bowl to contain
charcoal for warming the
hands). Regarding
it com-
placently, he said to Sallie,
"This is shaped like the tama
(jewel of the soul). Observe its beautiful buff ground and
exquisite apple-green glaze. It was made nearly a hundred
years ago, at Awata."
He called to a servant, who brought in a lovely hana-ike
(flower-vase) of brown glazed stone-ware,
ornamented with
storks in white clay.
'This
Nambo.
is a fine piece
"How old is it?"
of Yatsu-shiro ware," said Mr.
"
It was made over a hundred years ago," answered their