Excavated from Obata, Koyata City, Ibaraki Prefecture
10th century
Height 25.9cm, Mouth diameter 11.8cm, Body diameter 28.1cm, Bottom diameter 16.8cm
Tokyo National Museum
This pottery was probably produced at the Sanage kiln or in the Tokai region, judging from its clay and glaze tone. It is made of fine white clay and wheel-thrown, and the lower half of the body was ground to adjust the surface.
The firing was excellent, and the ash glaze on the shoulder and a part of the body turned yellowish green after oxidizing firing, which combined with the whiteness of the base, produced an excellent finish.
