14th century
Height 27.6cm, Mouth diameter 16.5cm, Body diameter 28.3cm, Bottom diameter 14.0cm
Important Cultural Property
Tokyo National Museum
　This wide-mouth jar shares the same lineage as the two previous examples. It is made of high-quality yellowish-white clay, characteristic of Kosedo, and is shaped and molded by winding up the clay with several sunken lines on the lower half. The oral part is slightly inclined inward, and the body is tightened at the waist, giving it a tall appearance. The design is large and covers the entire surface of the vessel. Each petal is connected by a stem with a double sunken line, and the petals are turned up and down alternately, with leaves painted in the vertical direction above and below the stem connection. This painting technique is modeled after that of celadon porcelain of the Southern Song and Yuan dynasties, but the thick rounded carving technique gives the vase a gentle atmosphere characteristic of Kosedo. The ash glaze is thickly applied over the entire surface, giving it a slightly oxidized yellowish-green color. The shape of the vessel and the painting technique suggest that this is an early 14th-century piece, but it is one of the few examples of wide-mouthed vessels with a complete mouth.
