Bizen Wide-mouthed tea caddy with dojime (constricted) shape known as “Ebisu”

Bizen Wide-mouthed tea caddy with dojime (constricted) shape known as "Ebisu"
Bizen Wide-mouthed tea caddy with dojime (constricted) shape known as "Ebisu"
Bizen Wide-mouthed tea caddy with dojime (constricted) shape known as “Ebisu”

Height 7.6 cm, mouth diameter 4.3 x 5.0 cm, bottom diameter 4.0 cm
 This tea caddy has a wide mouth with a strongly constricted body. This type of tea caddy is also sometimes seen in Bizen. It is also made by Ibe, with the entire surface coated with clay and a sesame glaze from the mouth to the body, and has a thread bottom. The bottom has a threaded bottom. A thin kiln mark is spatula-engraved in the center of the bottom.

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