Height of the lid: 20.8 cm, height of the body: 20.4 cm, outer diameter of the mouth: 20.5 cm, left and right sides: 26.3 cm, and bottom diameter: 20.5 cm.
Many Bizen ware water jars have been handed down through the ages, but none have been as softly fired as this one by Tsuchiura. When wetted with water, it shows a bright reddish color, which contrasts beautifully with the grayish-black burnt skin that is produced diagonally. The figure is also large and imposing among arrow-necked mizusashi. The mouth of the nock-shaped container is tapered inward at a very strong angle, and part of it is missing as it seems to have been crushed off after a crack occurred on the mountain. The large ears on the left and right sides are in harmony with the shape of the vessel. The body is wheel-thrown and decorated with six horizontal and three vertical spatula lines, and the bottom is flat and slightly raised in the center, where the kiln mark “dried” is carved in spatula. The bottom is flat with a slight lift in the center, and the kiln mark of “dried” is carved on the bottom. It is accompanied by a lid.
It is from the Hirase family, which once owned a number of famous vessels, and is named “Hakuke” because of the missing mouth part.
