Globular tea jar with applied glaze one side .. 16th century .
Height: 38cm
Shugaraki one of the famous six ancient kiln sites of Japan located south east of Kyoto not so far from Uji the renowned area for green tea. A similar glazed tea jar of shape and size is illustrated in the book Shigaraki by Louise Allison Cort by far the best reference book on the subject being a definitive study of Japanese pottery in the English language.
Globular tea jar with applied glaze one side .. 16th century .
Height: 38cm
Shugaraki one of the famous six ancient kiln sites of Japan located south east of Kyoto not so far from Uji the renowned area for green tea. A similar glazed tea jar of shape and size is illustrated in the book Shigaraki by Louise Allison Cort by far the best reference book on the subject being a definitive study of Japanese pottery in the English language.
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