Height: 22.2 m (through lid), height: 19.9 cm (body height), outer diameter of the mouth: 13.8 cm (mouth diameter), 11.5 cm (bottom diameter), Fujita Museum of Art
This is probably the most outstanding of all the small, narrow water jars. The mouth is stepped to form a nock-shaped mouth, and the body, which was wheel-thrown into a cylindrical shape, has been shaved to create an irregular surface, but the ridges do not stand up and are probably gentle. The body is cut on the potter’s wheel to form a cylindrical shape, and the sides are irregularly shaped, but the ridges do not stand up, and the body is gentle. The scenery is not very varied, with ash falling around the mouth and on the base, resulting in a sesame glaze, some of which is burnished black. The thick lid is attached to the bowl, and the front of the lid is also covered with sesame glaze. The knob like a cochlea on the front of the lid adds interest to the piece. There is an engraving of the Chinese character “yi” on the inside and a deeply engraved “i” on the bottom. The bottom is flat.
