Seto ware: bowl, ash glaze. 15th century. Diameter 21.4-24.2cm. Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum.
Seto ware: bowl, ash glaze. 15th century. Diameter 19.4-19.9cm.
Seto ware: bowl, ash glaze. 15th century. Diameter 14.7-15.5cm.
Seto ware: bowl, ash glaze. 15th century. Diameter 17.5cm.
Height 6.3cm, Bowl diameter 17.5cm, Bottom diameter 4.9cm
　This ash-glazed flat bowl, with a large diameter relative to its height, is one of the most important types of Mino Seto vessels of the Muromachi period (1333-1573). They were used in combination with small dishes that were ash-glazed only at the rim. This type of bowl has occupied a major position in daily tableware since the Heian period (794-1185), and was constantly influenced by the importation of Chinese celadon porcelain from time to time. As Akatsuka pointed out, the tendency of the mouth rim to stand up slightly is considered to be an influence of jukko celadon bowls. It is thought that the rise of these ash-glazed flat bowls in the Muromachi period was related to the decline of unglazed mountain tea bowls, and that they were replaced by mountain tea bowls, which were mass-produced by early grinding and carving on a high platform.
