Excavated from an old kiln at Nakai, Miyamachi, Shigaraki Town, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
16th century
Height 25.8cm, mouth diameter 13.4cm, body diameter 29.4cm, bottom diameter 16.0cm
Shigaraki Town Hall
　This pottery survived in the right cell of the Nakaide No. 1 kiln and is larger in body diameter than in height, and has a wide mouth. The green band around the rim has degenerated to a ball-shaped rim. The bottom edge of the body is formed by rolling up the corded clay, and the bottom edge is adjusted by grinding. The entire surface of the body is covered with 21 3mm wide sunken lines. The clay is very rich in iron, and the finished ware has a slightly dark brownish color.
