13th century
Height 29.2cm, Bore 26.2-27.0cm, Body 33.4cm, Bottom 12.5cm
Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum
This relatively small jar has an unusually neat appearance for Tokoname. The boundary between the disk-shaped body and the short neck, which tilts slightly inward, is rather indistinct, and the edge of the mouth, which folds outward at a right angle, is slightly turned back upward to form an 8.5 mm border band, or “hidaguchi,” as it is called. It is typical of the early Kamakura period. The body, shoulders, and neck are joined in a five-tiered joint, and the surface of the vessel has been smoothed by shaving. The surface of the jar is smooth and smooth. The firing was good, and the surface is almost blackish brown, with a light natural glaze of a dark foliage color on the shoulder. This jar can be considered one of the best examples among the small Tokoname jars.
