Height 9.0cm, mouth diameter 8.5cm x 8.9cm, base diameter 6.5cm
Oribe hi-iris were never made individually, and must have originally been made as mukozuke (a type of tea utensil) for a number of customers.
The upper part of the body is crowned with a rounded base, and the base is carved into a large, straight ring-shaped base. It is decorated with a green glaze on two sides, with a mamidou pattern on one side and a three-striped pattern of a Buddhist rosary, water wheel, and three plum blossoms on the other side, and overlaid with a feldspar glaze. The glaze was applied in a haphazard manner, with some fire-space remaining, but this also added to the decorative effect. The green glaze is very clear and the entire piece is softly fired. The inside of the stand shows clay, and some parts are covered with white glaze. It was handed down in the Hirase family.
