Azuchimomoyama Period, dated by inscription to Eiroku 10 (1567) H. 11.3, MD. 5.0, TD. 11.5, BD. 9.2 This uzukumaru jar has a full swelling torso. The mouth and neck area have broken away but it is thought to have originally been fitted with a short, everted neck. The body clay has a relatively small amount of feldspar and silica inclusions and its high iron content has resulted in a rich brown surface color. Ash fell onto the shoulders of the work and there fired into a brownish green natural ash glaze. The white clay area which did not have direct contact with the fire is incised with the date "Eiroku juOnen nigatsu juOninichi." Coil-built, the jar has a flat base. Traces made by the vine implement used to remove the jar from the wheelhead remain. This jar has the small, rounded, uzukumaru form typical of its type. It is presently used as a hanging flower vase. The name given to the jar, Koppazaru, literally translates as "monkey amongst the tree leaves."

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Uzukumaru Jar, known as KOPPAZARU