Excavated at Ichinomiya-shi, Aichi.
7th century.
Height 14.4cm, mouth diameter 7.5cm, body diameter 7.4cm x 16.3cm.
Laboratory of Archaeology, Faculty of Letters, Kyoto University
　While most leather-bag-shaped vases usually have an outer lower rim, the bottom of this vessel is made to warp inwardly. Although the bowl shape is the same as that of a bowl turned upside down with the mouth rim bound together, this shape may have been created by enlarging the bulge of the body. The bottom of the bowl is shaped by scraping. The typical skin stitching is indicated by a three-sided band on both sides and at the top of the center, but the bamboo tube design is stamped not only on the band but also on both sides of the band in a rather messy manner. On the opposite side, there is no buttress, and only the bamboo tube is used to form the stitching. The neck is similar to that of a narrow-necked bottle with a two-tiered rim, and there are two concave lines on the lower half. It is a work with a rich local flavor.
