Seto ware: flower vase with stamped ornament, iron glaze.

Seto ware: flower vase with stamped ornament, iron glaze.
Seto ware: flower vase with stamped ornament, iron glaze.
Seto ware: flower vase with stamped ornament, iron glaze.

Excavated from Hyakume Kiln, Kiln Town, Seto City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
14th century
Height 17.2 cm, mouth diameter 6.0 cm, body diameter 8.7 cm, bottom diameter 6.5 cm
 This is one of the most common Buddhist vases from the peak of the Inka period. It is flattened at the bottom and has a high pedestal foot. The inka design is near the base of the oral part, with two round patterns above and below and a peony arabesque design stamped back and forth on the body. The iron glaze is blue-black in color and is applied over the entire surface.

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