Overview of this product
Originally a mortar. A vessel for grinding grains. This is one of the three sacred treasures of Bizen, a sturdy vessel that is said to have made up 80% of Japan’s domestic production of the turtle, jar, and mortar.
Muromachi period: These three sacred treasures were baked in Ibe, a small port in the Seto Inland Sea, and were wrapped in straw in large jars and shipped to Shikoku, Kyushu, and Sakai, Osaka. The Seto Inland Sea is calm, but it is often hit by storms, and many Bizen ware pieces sank when they hit the rapids. This is one of the most widely discovered items during the Showa period, including those brought up by divers.
This is an old Bizen ware that has been resurrected from the sea after being submerged at the bottom of the sea for 400 long years.
It was made in the Muromachi period and has now been brought back to life in modern times.
This also shows how sturdy old Bizen ware is.
In modern times it is used as a water jar for the tea ceremony.
A copy of this by Katsura Matasaburo has also been pasted on the wall. (The original has been lost.)
There are fewer Muromachi period pieces compared to those from the Momoyama period.
Historical background
At the end of the Muromachi period, these were used as daily notes. Nowadays, they are also used for tea ceremonies.
They were exported by people from China, or during the Yi Dynasty of the Korean dynasty. They were exported to Sakai by ships carrying goods from that era, or by ships that carried Bizen ware.
They were made in Ibe.
The maker
The mortar barely fits the kettle mark
Design
According to modern potters, the potters who made mortars in this era always made the same ones. They made the same ones on a household basis. The clay was also made by making strings one by one and stacking them up.
Still, according to modern potters, they created a free-spirited expression with really skillful techniques in an era when there were no decent tools. This technical ability is something that modern potters cannot imitate.
Uses
It is a mortar and pestle, and is used to crush grains.
Modern uses
It is used as a water jar, and is filled with water to hold flowers.
It is a decoration for this pot, a flower vase.
Characteristics of the clay
Since it is from the Muromachi period, the soil changed from the mountain soil of the Kamakura period to rice field soil, and the clay has fine particles and is sticky.
In particular, it was exposed to salt water while in a pot for 400 years, and the skin that was left in the pot is prized as an old Bizen pot from the sea, which gives it a special atmosphere. Its strength is not an issue at all, and it is a testimony that speaks to the robustness of old Bizen pots.
Only pots in a pot can be found in such good condition.
In modern times, it is prized by tea masters for its wabi-sabi style at tea ceremonies.
User: A tool used by ordinary commoners. A mortar that is very sturdy and can be used to make a good mortar.
No scratches.
Height: 10.5cm, diameter: 30.1cm, diameter of body: 31.2cm, diameter of base: 16cm.
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