Excavated from Shishi-zuka Tumulus, Mihama-machi, Fukui, 6th century.
Height 44.5cm, Mouth diameter 15.0cm, Body diameter 17.3cm, Bottom diameter 21.0-23.5cm.
Tokyo National Museum
This is one of the typical decorated jars with a pedestal, a wide-mouth jar with a pedestal foot and a small figure on the shoulder. The neck of the jar has a large extension, but the opening is not so strong, suggesting that it was made in the early 6th century. The body of the jar is made of a cord-wrapped and beaten molding, leaving the beaten lines on the surface of the vessel. The foot has a three-tiered watermark, and its length and the openness of the hem are consistent with the shape of the mouth and neck, showing the characteristics of the period. The small figures on the shoulders are simply made of twisted clay, but are thought to represent dogs.
The clay used is high in iron content, and the surface of the vessel is black due to smoked reduction firing, and half of the vessel is naturally glazed with dark brown. The half-surface of the vessel is naturally glazed with a dark brownish color.
