Freshwater Jar (Mizusashi)
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Excavations of Momoyama-period urban residential sites show mixtures of wares from various kilns, including Bizen, Mino, and Iga, demonstrating the expanding market for domestic ceramics. Although the actual movement of potters between kilns was regulated and restricted, imitations of other wares, including Iga, have been found in Mino. The potters at the Motoyashiki kiln there emulated the irregular form, rustic surface texture, incidental dents, and “ear” lugs that characterize Iga ceramics. Whimsical Mino-Iga water jars like this one were popular in the early seventeenth century.
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