Excavated from various localities in Seto City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
14th century
(Front left)Height 3.2cm, Body diameter 5.2cm
This is the most common type of water dropper made in the heyday of Koseto, with a wide mouth and a small spout on a small shoulder with a slightly flattened breast. The five examples shown here are all made of coarse clay with iron content, wheel-thrown and water-ground, and decorated with designs on the shoulder or body using the inka (seal flower) technique. The bottoms of the vases all have itokiri soles.
Many of them have a handle on the side opposite the mouth of the bowl, and the form of the handle varies. Both ash and iron glazes were used for the glaze, and the glazes show various tones depending on the composition and firing.
