Matsaki Polychrome

TYPE: Matsaki Polychrome

DATE: A.D. 1475 to 1680+ (Lanmon & Harlow, 2008;73)

BOWL DESIGN PLACEMENT: Primary interior designs often with secondary exterior unit designs.

DESIGNS: Primary designs focus on the center interior of bowls. Designs often look like Jeddito Sityaki Polychrome.

KEY DIFFERENCES: Matsaki Polychrome is made with a much coarser paste than the Jeddito Ware, Sikyatki Polychrome. Matsaki Polychrome is slipped whereas Sikyatki Polychrome is not. The slip can be well polished but often appears crackled and usually fires to a yellow or buff color but occasionally fires to orange or white, often with large fire-clouds.

1N Matsaki Polychrome bowl with an interesting design. This specimen is very well polished and didn't show the characteristic crackling of the slip on the interior(the exterior slip is crackled).

2Y Matsaki Polychrome Jar.

This well polished jar has four colors: black, stippled black (producing a light "shade" of black), and red, on a yellow background. Stippling is also commonly seen on Jeddito Wares,

such as Jeddito Stippled and Sityatki Polychrome.

Approximate Dimensions: 11 1/4" or 28.5 cm. by 7" or 17.8 cm.

3N White slipped Matsaki Polychrome bowl.

4N Miniature Matsaki Polychrome bowl.

5N Matsaki Polychrome Olla with stylized bird and butteryfly

6N Matsaki Polychrome Bowl

7N Matsaki Polychrome Bowl

Approximate Dimensions: 8 1/4" by 4 1/8"

8N Matsaki Polychrome Bowl

9N Matsaki Polychrome Olla

10Y Matsaki Polychrome Olla with an orange slip

Approximate Dimensions: 12 1/4" by 7 1/4"

11Y Matsaki Polychrome Olla (late shape)

Approximate Dimensions: 11" by 7"

12N Matsaki Polychrome Bowl

Approximate Dimensions: 9 1/4" by 4"

This page last revised: 09/14/2011

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	TYPE: Matsaki Polychrome DATE: A.D. 1475 to 1680+ (Lanmon & Harlow, 2008;73) BOWL DESIGN PLACEMENT: Primary interior designs often with secondary exterior unit designs. DESIGNS: Primary designs focus on the center interior of bowls. Designs often look like Jeddito Sityaki Polychrome. KEY DIFFERENCES: Matsaki Polychrome is made with a much coarser paste than the Jeddito Ware, Sikyatki Polychrome. Matsaki Polychrome is slipped whereas Sikyatki Polychrome is not. The slip can be well polished but often appears crackled and usually fires to a yellow or buff color but occasionally fires to orange or white, often with large fire-clouds. 1N Matsaki Polychrome bowl with an interesting design. This specimen is very well polished and didn't show the characteristic crackling of the slip on the interior(the exterior slip is crackled). 2Y Matsaki Polychrome Jar. This well polished jar has four colors: black, stippled black (producing a light "shade" of black), and red, on a yellow background. Stippling is also commonly seen on Jeddito Wares, such as Jeddito Stippled and Sityatki Polychrome. Approximate Dimensions: 11 1/4" or 28.5 cm. by 7" or 17.8 cm. 3N White slipped Matsaki Polychrome bowl. 4N Miniature Matsaki Polychrome bowl. 5N Matsaki Polychrome Olla with stylized bird and butteryfly 6N Matsaki Polychrome Bowl 7N Matsaki Polychrome Bowl Approximate Dimensions: 8 1/4" by 4 1/8" 8N Matsaki Polychrome Bowl 9N Matsaki Polychrome Olla 10Y Matsaki Polychrome Olla with an orange slip Approximate Dimensions: 12 1/4" by 7 1/4" 11Y Matsaki Polychrome Olla (late shape) Approximate Dimensions: 11" by 7" 12N Matsaki Polychrome Bowl Approximate Dimensions: 9 1/4" by 4" This page last revised: 09/14/2011 Copyright: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 All Rights Reserved. We welcome your linking to our site, however all documents, webpages, photographs and images are the property of www.rarepottery.info. Written permission is required to copy, download or use any text, photographs or image files. Contact: rarepotteryinfo@aol.com