Iga ware: small beaked jar.

Iga ware: small beaked jar.
Iga ware: small beaked jar.
Iga ware: small beaked jar.

16th century
Height 14.7cm, Bowl diameter 7.0cm, Body diameter 13.9cm, Bottom diameter 9.5cm
Iga Shigaraki Antique Pottery Museum
 This small, one-sided jar has a short, convex neck with a large, stooped base and a sloping shoulder. The clay is well-melted feldspar with many blowholes, and the natural glaze on the shoulder is a clear dark green color, which may put this jar in the Shigaraki category.

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