12th century
Total height 35.0cm, lid diameter 26.0cm, body diameter 20.5cm, body diameter 28.4cm
Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum
　Although the place of excavation is unknown, it is clear at first glance that this is a sutra tube vessel, as there is a shadow blue gouko (a small vessel with a blue lid) that is said to have been produced with it. The body is decorated with an inscription in the shape of a robe with five parallel sunken lines and eight intersecting vertical lines. The top of the lid is detached, but the curved part is decorated with the same kesa-dasuki design as on the body. The clay is grayish-black and dense, and the molding is extremely careful. The firing was also good, and the side rim of the body is partially covered with a yellowish-white natural glaze.
