Excavated at Iba Site, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka. 8th century.
8th century.
(left) height: 3.6cm, diameter: 12.8cm (right) height: 4.0cm, diameter: 13.0cm.
Hamamatsu City Museum
This is a flat-bottomed bowl without a base, the interior and exterior surfaces of which have been painted with a brush of tan (iron oxide), leaving the exterior bottom exposed. The base is white, slightly sandy, and relatively hard fired. It was probably made for ritual use.