A Ko-Seto chawan. Mino region, Owari Province. Momoyama/early Edo

A Ko-Seto chawan. Mino region, Owari Province. Momoyama/early Edo period, late 16/early 17th century Of shallow irregular shape with a waisted wall, set on an irregular hand-formed foot ring. Hard grey clay covered with a greyish-white glaze which leaves the lower part and the foot ring exposed, and a black overglaze which runs from the rim in blotches and diagonal stripes inside and outside. Incised gama-shirushi. Repairs to a few cracks in gold lacquer. Silk bag (shifuku). Modern wooden box. Height 7 cm; diameter 13.7 cm

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