Height 19.6cm, Bowl diameter 12.9cm, Bottom diameter 10.3cm
Yugi Art Museum
Nanban imogashira mizusashi (water jar) were highly prized in the world of wabicha (tea ceremony) after the Muromachi period (1336-1573), and this Shigaraki reproduction of such a style is a zanguri, tegafu style water jar. The body is clearly spatula-shaped, and the mouth rim is thinly ground down to a flat surface. The inside is richly coated with a rabbit-spotted glaze, but the outside is burnished reddish black, leaving the bare skin intact. The inscription “KUSAKA” is carved on a large nail in the center of the flat bottom. This is one of the most wabi-style Shigaraki ware, and was once a favorite of Lord Matsudaira Fumai.
