Excavated from the site of Nishitakakura Abandoned Bodhidharma Temple, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan
15th century
Height 16.5cm, mouth diameter 10.8cm, body diameter 16.8cm, bottom diameter 12.0-12.5cm
It is said to have been excavated during the construction of a forest road. The clay is low in iron, but the feldspar is well melted and blown out like white dots, floating on the light red ground of the vessel’s surface, showing the characteristics of the clay. This type of small round-bodied jar was produced as a type of jar in the 15th to 16th century.
These small round-bodied jars were produced in the 15th to 16th century.
