Shōwa period, circa early 1970s
H. 15.8 cm x Diam. 55.4 cm (6 1/4 x 21 13/16 in.)
Light 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
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