a rare Iga flower vessel from the early Edo period, 17th century
height 27cm
the vessel with purpose made deformation as was the style in the late 16th to early 17th century ceramics with notched handles; the body partly covered with a lustrous translucent ash glaze; other notable features being the pronounced foot and a impressed lozenge mark of the potter.
the tomobako with paper label reading Iga-yaki hanaire
a rare Iga flower vessel from the early Edo period, 17th century
height 27cm
the vessel with purpose made deformation as was the style in the late 16th to early 17th century ceramics with notched handles; the body partly covered with a lustrous translucent ash glaze; other notable features being the pronounced foot and a impressed lozenge mark of the potter.
the tomobako with paper label reading Iga-yaki hanaire