13th century
Height 23.0cm, Bore 9.4cm, Body 17.1cm, Bottom 7.8cm
Fukui Prefectural Ceramic Museum
　This is a good example of a type of small Echizen jar. The thick neck, firm shoulders, and relatively rounded body suggest that this jar was made around the middle of the Kamakura period. The clay is rich in sandy clay, and is well-fired, with a dark green natural glaze applied to the brownish-brown vessel skin.
