EXPLANATION OF PLATE LXXXVI. 



Mortuary Pottery. 



(Upper line, commencing at the left.) 



Fig. 1. Earthen Vase on a Stand. Gray earthen ware; unglazed. The body 

 of the vessel is ornamented with light grooved parallel lines made with 

 a comb. The shoulder is covered with a scale pattern of light incised 

 lines made with a comb. Height, 6f inches; diameter, 3| inches. (Cat. 

 No. 94520-1, U. S. N. M. Nara, Japan.) 



Fig. 2. Earthen Oil Bottle. Terra cotta ware; glazed dark brown. It is orna- 

 mented with two grooved lines where the neck springs from the body, and 

 a beaded molding around the middle of the neck. The glaze is wiped off 

 in wide curved lines and dashes from the shoulder. Height, 15 inches; 

 diameter, 7^ inches. (Cat. No. 94519, U. S. N. M. Torai, Korea.) 



Fig. 3. Earthen Bottle. Terra cotta ware; unglazed. The lower part of the 

 body appears to have been pared with a knife. Height, 3f inches; diam- 

 eter, 3i mches. (Cat. No. 94520-2, U. S. N. M. Nara, Japan. ) 



