Bizen notch・shaped water jar with two handles

Bizen notch・shaped water jar with two handles
Bizen notch・shaped water jar with two handles
Bizen notch・shaped water jar with two handles

Height: 19.7 cm, body: 18.5 cm, mouth diameter: 16.8 cm, left and right sides: 22.0 cm, bottom diameter: 17.2 cm
 This is one of the most varied water jars of the period, with a slightly smaller overall shape and a stepped shoulder and hem. The mouth is open with a low, upright, nock-shaped mouth, and two vertical incisions are made in the ears on either side. It has a thin lid that is probably from the first time it was made, but the kiln-formed scene is very clear all the way to the lid. The maker of this pot has a horseshoe-shaped mark on the front, and it seems that he was active in the production of water jars and flower vases. All of his works are skillful and highly decorative, and he makes good use of spatula carving. He was probably one of the leading potters of the Kei Keicho period. Two sticking marks remain on the flat bottom.

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