![Tokoname ware: jar.](https://turuta.jp/ceramics-story/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/12/ysf_10654_1-300x300.jpg)
Excavated in Nagano
12th century
Height 35.1cm, mouth diameter 20.0cm, body diameter 33.0cm, bottom diameter 12.6cm
Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum
This is one of the best examples of a Heian period Tokoname sutra jar. The body of this jar has a rolled-up clay body, and the body is joined in three sections. The clay is a dense clay with high iron content, and the firing process is very good.