Excavated from Kaneyama Kiln, Kani City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
14th century
Height 43.3 cm, mouth diameter 31.2 cm, body diameter 48.6 cm, bottom diameter 16.5 cm
At first glance, this jar could easily be mistaken for Tokoname. It was excavated in December 1967 from the remains of a kiln at Koshiroyama in Kaneyama Town facing the Kiso River.
It is made of coarse clay with high iron content and is more refractory than Tokoname. The body is formed in a five-tiered clay wheel-jointed molding. The surface of the vessel is shaped with a vertical brush. The rim band of the mouth rim is short (1.4 cm) and is not folded outward but pulled vertically upward. The narrower rim band of the mouth than that of the Tokoname ware is probably due to the use of highly refractory clay. The dark green natural glaze running down the shoulder is wild.
