13th century
Height 41.5 cm, mouth diameter 22.5 cm, body diameter 42.0 cm, bottom diameter 16.0 cm
Honda Collection
　This large jar has a body shape with overhanging shoulders, almost like an arithmetic sphere, and is thought to have been made in the first half of the 13th century. The base is made of grayish-white, sandy clay, rolled up and molded, and the body is made in three stages and joined together. The body was made in three stages and joined together. A seal of tapping and fastening can still be seen on the joint of the lower half of the body. There is a large inscription on the shoulder. The firing is very good, and the brush-applied ash glaze is well melted, giving it a grayish-black color.
