Excavated from Kanasaki Tumulus, Nishikawazu-cho, Matsue-shi, Shimane
5th century
Height 171cm, Mouth diameter 11.1cm, Body diameter 15.3cm
Department of Archaeology, Kyoto University
This is one of the oldest types of straight-mouth vases. It is made of grayish-white, dense clay and has an elaborate wheel-thrown finish. There are two stripes in the center of the neck, and a wavy comb-like pattern is decorated below the stripes. The ware is slightly under-fired, and is close to tile ware. There are many Sue ware vessels from the Kanasaki burial mound, all of which are thought to be products of the Touyuu kiln and may have been transported even if they were a little under-fired.
