13th century
Height 31.5cm, Bore 18.3-19.0cm, Body diameter 28.7cm, Bottom diameter 19.0cm
Bizen Museum of Ancient Ceramics
　This type of wide-mouthed jar is one of the most common jar forms in Kobizen. It is thought to be descended from Sue ware wide-mouth jars of the late Heian period, which became the standard form by the middle of the Kamakura period (1185-1333). It has a somewhat new appearance in that the neck of the mouth has been shortened, the edge of the mouth has been folded outward to form a rounded shape close to the rim of the jar, and the diameter of the mouth is the same as that of the base.
The thick neck and the outwardly contorted shape of the vessel may suggest that it was made in the early 13th century. The surface of the vessel is neatly shaped by shaping tools in the shape of a plate. The ware is extremely solid and, like Sue ware: still has a grayish color due to reduction firing. The red fire color characteristic of Bizen appeared in the next period. The two stripes on the shoulder are drawn in a haphazard manner. This jar is one of the earliest examples of this type of jar. This jar is one of the earliest jars with this design. It was probably used for storage as miscellaneous peasant vessels.
