14th century
Height 32.5cm, mouth diameter 22.6cm, body diameter 35.9cm, bottom diameter 18.0cm
Fukui Prefectural Ceramic Museum
　This jar, with a constricted neck, is usually referred to as a jar, but since it has the same shape as the jar inscribed in Kagen 4 and the inscription reads “kamen,” it should be treated as a jar. This form was originally derived from a Sue ware jar, and is probably related to a medium-sized jar. It is made of fine-textured clay with high iron content, and has a reddish-brown skin with a light yellowish-green glaze characteristic of Echizen. The two cross-shaped cross-shaped engravings on the shoulder are more for decorative effect than for mere kiln marks. The inside of the 1.3 cm rim band at the edge of the mouth rim is a so-called hizukuchi, and judging from the tension of the shoulders and the shape of the lower half of the body, it probably dates back to the late 13th century. It has a geta mark on the underside.
