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 and elaborate. After the abolition of feudalism (1868) the factory passed into the hands of Watanabe Shichiroemon; the use of vitrifiable enamels was discontinued, and only blue-and-white porcelain of a coarse kind was produced.

Three specimens of Satsuma porcelain masses have been analysed with the following results:—

These three masses are made of first, second, and third quality Amakusa stone, respectively. The porcelains obtained from the second and third specimens were of impure colour and coarse grain; that obtained from the first specimen was of a beautiful white colour, very transparent, and of granular fracture. From analyses made by M. Korschelt it appears that the constituents of Satsuma porcelain are felspar 19.31, clay substance 30.37, and quartz 48.28.

The composition of the Satsuma clays has been given above. An analysis of the faience mass, by Mr. Korschelt, shows the following results:—

This mass was found to consist of two volume-parts of Kaseda white sand; one volume-part of Kirishima white clay; one of Yamakawa clay, and one of Matsuga-kubo clay. The faience produced was nearly white in fracture, its yellowish tinge only becom-