Sue ware: stem bowl with handle.

Sue ware: stem bowl with handle.
Sue ware: stem bowl with handle.
Sue ware: stem bowl with handle.

Excavated from Kinzaki Tumulus, Nishikawazu-cho, Matsue-shi, Shimane.
5th century.
Height 11.4cm, Mouth diameter 14.4cm, Bottom diameter 11.4cm.
Department of Archaeology, Kyoto University
 This is one of the earliest types of lidless Sue ware high cups. It has a deep cup with a step in the center, under which there is a comb-like wavy pattern, and a single ring ear is attached. The bottom of the thick base is covered with watermarked disks on all four sides, which contain three ceramic rounds 1.5 cm in diameter.

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