Atsumi tsubo
Atsumi ware jar
Reproduction
Reproduction of an Atsumi ware jar with ash glaze that was made in the twelfth century in the pottery center of Atsumi, Aichi Prefecture. It is characterized by its short neck and round body and is decorated with etched lines. The original jar was used to hold Buddhist sutras and was excavated from the Kinkeisan Sutra Mound in Hiraizumi. It is now in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum.