Seto ware: flower vase with stamped ornament, iron glaze.

Seto ware: flower vase with stamped ornament, iron glaze.
Seto ware: flower vase with stamped ornament, iron glaze.
Seto ware: flower vase with stamped ornament, iron glaze.

Excavated from Hyakume Kiln, Kiln Town, Seto City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
14th century, Height 18.5cm, Bore 5.5cm, Body 7.2cm, Bottom 6.6cm
Honda Collection.
 This is a common Buddhist vase with a long, narrow orifice and a lily-shaped mouth. The body is decorated on all four sides with plum blossom arabesque designs in the inka technique. The iron glaze has a bluish-black color due to its high ash content.

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