Height 14.4 cm, mouth diameter 3.5 cm, body diameter 9.6 cm, bottom diameter 6.5 cm Hatakeyama Memorial Museum
While the first two works were of an unusual shape, this Tokutari is one of the most common shapes found in Bizen ware, and can be said to be a typical example. Perhaps it is because of its familiar shape, but it has a very straightforward appearance and a relaxed sense of stability that is pleasing to the eye. The curving lines from the mouth to the bottom, which open outward gracefully, are truly on the borderline of “a skillful artisan has never left. The clay skin is softly fired, and the half-surface from the neck to the shoulder and body is naturally covered with a thin, dark ash glaze, or sesame glaze as called for in Bizen ware, while the other half-surface is fired with a dark or bright reddish tint. Its austere and tasteful. A “10” mark is spatula-engraved on the shoulder.
