15th century
Height 20.2 cm, mouth diameter 6.4 cm, body diameter 17.8 cm, bottom diameter 13.5 cm
　This is one of the finest stone crater vases. The word “crouch” is probably derived from the shape of the small neck resting on a large, rounded shoulder. It is made of Shigaraki’s unique coarse clay with pebbles, and is rolled up and molded with clay strings. The shoulder is covered with a yellowish green sesame sprinkle natural glaze on the unevenly fired surface, which is half light red and half brown.
