Tamba Gourd-shaped wine bottle

Tamba Gourd-shaped wine bottle
Tamba Gourd-shaped wine bottle
Tamba Gourd-shaped wine bottle

Height 25.7 cm, mouth diameter 3.9 cm, body diameter 15.3 cm, bottom diameter 11.3 cm
Hyogo Prefectural Ceramic Museum
 This is a rare example of a three-tiered, inflated gourd-shaped tokutari, which is a variant of a gourd. The body is painted with red dobe over the entire surface, and the body is covered with what is commonly called “ash-dara” glaze, a mixture of iron and ash. The ash-dara glaze is partly transformed into a blue sea-green color, enhancing the appearance.

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