Excavated from an old kiln at Nakai, Miyamachi, Shigaraki Town, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
16th century
Height 25.2 cm, mouth diameter 24.8 cm, body diameter 28.4-29.0 cm, bottom diameter 15.5 cm
Shigaraki Town Hall
　This jar is the same type as the jar shown in Figure 46. The jars were excavated from the kiln side by side, and there are four sunken lines engraved on the shoulders. The number of wane lines does not indicate the age of the potter’s wheel. The clay strings were rolled up and molded at once from the bottom, leaving finger pressure marks on the inner surface along the thickness of the clay strings. The finished piece has a dark brown color with natural glaze on a part of the shoulder.
