Kaiyu ware: Handled water jar.

Kaiyu ware: Handled water jar.
Kaiyu ware: Handled water jar.
Kaiyu ware: Handled water jar.

Excavated from Yamaguchi Hirokute F-Tani Kiln, Seto City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
11th century
Height (present) 26.6cm, mouth diameter 10.7cm, body diameter 14.9cm
Seto City Museum of History and Folklore
 This water jar is common among green-glazed and ash-glazed ceramics of the late Heian period, and usually has a spout on the shoulder. The upper half of the neck has a large trumpet-shaped opening, and the handle is made of two clay cords twisted together to form a thick handle with a diameter of 2 cm. It is made of grayish-white, highly refractory clay and is covered with an ash glaze applied by brush. The high stand is missing and a different one has been attached.

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