Excavated from Kilgadokoro, Seto City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
14th century
(Lid) Height 1.4cm, (Body) Height 3.4cm, Bowl diameter 2.9cm, Body diameter 6.7cm, Bottom diameter 3.8cm
This gorgeous vessel was made at the height of the Koseto period, i.e., in the middle of the 14th century. The body is made of clay strings pasted in a radial pattern with circular patterns in between, and is generally large in size. Most of these pasted flower motifs are iron-glazed.
