Bizen kilns, Japan
Edo Period (1603-1868), c. 17th century
This miniature jar (made for holding dry sweets for tea ceremony) is in squat baluster form and exhibits a beautiful shiny persimmon-orange blush to the surface interspersed with matt dark brown patches and grass-like firing marks, with a rich beauty that old Bizen is famous for. Together with an early Japanese wooden box with deerskin fasteners. 5.2cm high, 4.7cm diameter. Cat. 791
Bizen kilns, Japan
Edo Period (1603-1868), c. 17th century
This miniature jar (made for holding dry sweets for tea ceremony) is in squat baluster form and exhibits a beautiful shiny persimmon-orange blush to the surface interspersed with matt dark brown patches and grass-like firing marks, with a rich beauty that old Bizen is famous for. Together with an early Japanese wooden box with deerskin fasteners. 5.2cm high, 4.7cm diameter. Cat. 791
