Excavated from Ruins of Kitakumai Castle, Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture
11th century
Height 11.9cm, Body diameter 8.3cm, Bottom diameter 6.1cm
Shiojiri Municipal Katagaoka Elementary School
The handle is narrow and rounded, and is attached in a haphazard manner.
It is made of grayish-white, fine-grained clay and wheel-thrown. The upper half of the body is covered with an ash glaze applied by brush, which runs down to the lower half of the body. This vessel is a product of the Nagata Kiln in Ena City, Gifu Prefecture, based on the clay and firing.
