Excavated from Kawaragano, Takada, Ichinomiya-shi, Aichi
11th century
(Left)Height 3.1cm, Diameter 6.4cm x 10.4cm, Bottom diameter 4.2cm
Ichinomiya City Board of Education
　Mimi-asara (ear dishes) are chopstick rests that appeared in the Heian period (794-1185). Early examples were large in shape and had folded edges and a base, but by the mid-11th century or later, the base had been eliminated and the side edges were simply folded over. Both of these wares are from the final stage of ash-glazed pottery, and have thread cut marks on their bottoms. Judging from the base and glaze tone, they were probably made at the Onokitagama kiln in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
