Seto ware: Vase with sealed flower design in iron glaze

Seto ware: Vase with sealed flower design in iron glaze
Seto ware: Vase with sealed flower design in iron glaze
Seto ware: Vase with sealed flower design in iron glaze

Excavated from Kannon Kiln, Seto City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
14th century
Height 18.6 cm, mouth diameter 5.8 cm, body diameter 6.8 cm, bottom diameter 6.9 cm
 This is one of the Buddhist vases from the peak of the Koseto period and has a slender, neat appearance. It is slender and neat in appearance. It is a water-ground vase, and was ground at a very high speed in a single stroke, with the eyes clearly visible on the surface of the vessel. This type of vase, which has a long, slender neck and a high base, often has a round body with the largest diameter in the center of the body. The three sides of the body are decorated with a combination of three chrysanthemum mark patterns, alternating between the top two, bottom one, top one, and bottom two. The sleeve is covered with a blackish-brown shiny iron glaze, which extends to part of the back “. The bottom of the bowl retains the traces of thread cutting. It is thought to have been made in the mid-14th century.

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