Excavated from the remains of Shima Kokubunji Temple, Kokufu, Ani-cho, Shima City, Mie Prefecture
9th century
Height 21.9cm, Mouth diameter 11.0cm, Body diameter 23.9cm, Bottom diameter 12.9cm
　This urn was excavated from a cremation urn near the ruins of Shima Kokubunji Temple. According to the late Toshio Suzuki, it was a tomb surrounded on all sides by slate stones. The clay is a dense gray clay, fired relatively well, and covered with a dark green ash glaze from the shoulder to the body, part of which has turned blue due to kiln alteration.
