Height 19.0cm, mouth diameter 7.1cm, left and right 17.3cm, bottom diameter 8.7cm
This water pitcher, commonly known as a kenti-shape, was fired in China from around the 15th century as an export item for Southeast Asia, and was mass-produced in Imari as an export item ordered by the Dutch East India Company.
The round body is divided into five pieces, with a Western-style floral motif inside, and the ground is filled with a tortoiseshell motif, while the neck, neck, and spout are decorated with the Nabeshima family crest, “Huryo no maru”.
The neck, neck, and spout are decorated with the Nabeshima family’s crest, the “Huryo” rounded design.
It was probably made between the Kanbun and Genroku periods.
