Shōwa period, circa early 1970s
H. 30.0 cm x Diam. 14.1 cm (11 13/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
Ceramic
20th centuryJapanesePorcelain with dark brown glaze, the decoration in overglaze golden slip
19th-20th centuryJapaneseEnamelled porcelain in the style of Swatow porcelain of the Wan-li period: porcelain with overglaze polychrome enamels
20th centuryJapaneseLight gray stoneware with decoration painted in iron-brown slip under translucent light bluish green glaze
20th centuryJapaneseImitation Wanli, "wucai" type ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
19th-20th centuryJapaneseCeramic
20th centuryJapaneseCeramic bizen ware vase
20th centuryJapaneseShigaraki ware: stoneware silica-filled body with uneven rust to grey colored glaze
20th centuryJapaneseBizen-type ware; reddish stoneware with incised and combed decoration and with three bands of oxidized silver-foil embellishment
20th centuryJapaneseJun-type ware: light gray stoneware with light blue glaze enlivened with bluish-purple splashes; with circular seal reading "Minoru" impressed into the wall of the foot-ring before firing
20th centuryJapaneseCeramic
20th centuryJapaneseLight gray stoneware with localized areas of natural ash glaze over impressed decoration and marks from shells used as firing supports; with stamped potter's mark on the base
20th centuryJapanese