One of the bowls has a narrow bottom, the mouth is triangular in form. 

 and three knobs marked with a circular impression stand respectively on each of 

 its angles. The body wall is smooth, except the upper part of it where two cord 

 marked bands run side by side. (Fig. 7, 8, PI. I). 



Two cup-shaped pots have thick walls, and both have smooth bases, and 

 uneven rims. The one (Fig. 5, PI. I) is ornamented with incised lines forming 

 rude oval figures. The other (Fig. 1, PI. II) is plain, and is somewhat cylindrical 

 in form. 



Two pots which have a smooth bottom bulge at the upper part of the body 

 wall, and have flaring rims. (Fig. 6, PI. I., Fig. 6, PI. II). 



The most curious vessel which is nearly complete, measures 300 mm. in 

 height. The lower half of this vessel is cylindrical in form, while the upper half 

 abruptly enlarges in size. The rim is provided with two knobs, and is marked 

 with two grooves on the upper face. The unstable form of this pot leads us to 

 believe that it might have been used for cooking, the narrower and lower portion 

 being buried in the dirt or ashes, and the fire built about it. (Fig. 3, 4, PI. I). 



Of two pots, one (Fig. 2, PI. II) is nearly round, its bottom is ill-defined, 

 and its body walls are evenly ornamented with cord impressions. The other 

 (Fig. 3, PI. II) is similar in form and size, but has, besides a mouth, a single 

 small hole, and that part which separates the mouth from this hole is slightly 

 arched so as to form a sort of handle. Its body wall is rough and destitute of 

 any impression. The material of this pot is reddish clay. 



The largest vessel which we have already described ( Fig. 9, PI. II) has the 

 lower half of the body wall ornamented with incised lines and its upper half 

 entirely smooth; and on the boundary line between these two different regions, 

 four small knobs occur leaving a similar space between them. 



Bases: — Those with matting impressions are comparatively few, and their 

 figures are more or less different in different vessels. (Fig. 5, 7, PI. II). The 

 majority of bases are smooth. 



A single lump of reddish material was found associated with fragments of 

 pots. This material which is determined as Ferric oxide (Fe 2 3 ) by our friend 

 Mr. H. Yoshida, seems to have been used as a mixture with the clay of which 

 the red colored pots were made. 



A few pieces of pottery rectangular in shape have been rudely formed 

 probably for the purposes of a sinker, the longer axis have each a single notch. 

 (Fig. 3, 4, 5, PI. X). 



A single specimen of the same kind, has a roundish form and a circular 

 hole near the centre. It is most probable that this fragment has also been used 

 as sinkers of fishing nets. 



The chief points which may be recognized under a careful examination of 

 thousands of pots and fragments are briefly as follows : — 



1st. The potteries are generally thicker than those obtained from other 

 destricts of Japan, and their designs are mostly very ingenious. 



