Atsumi ware: jar.

Atsumi ware: jar.
Atsumi ware: jar.
Atsumi ware: jar.

13th century
Height 35.5cm, Bore 6.5cm, Body diameter 19.2cm, Bottom diameter 13.2cm
Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum
 Bottles from the Atsumi kiln are extremely rare. The slightly outwardly contorted neck, straight shoulders, and tight hips place its date of production in the early Kamakura period. It is made of white clay rich in sandy soil and is rolled up and molded. The lower half of the body was cut vertically with a reeded spatula, and the shoulder was rounded with a spatula to adjust the surface of the vessel. The shoulder is rounded off with a spatula to adjust the surface. The vessel is well finished with a yellowish-white natural glaze on the shoulder.

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