Antique Japanese Miniature Tsubo Wood-Fired Stoneware Jar 2.5" Nesting Bowls Edition: First edition

Edition: First edition

A robust hand-thrown Japanese stoneware vessel with a thick

This listing is for one tokkuri as pictured in photo #1

Signed on the base of the blade by the Japanese master blade maker over 100 years ago

These guardian figures hold significant cultural and artistic value in Japan

Antique Japanese Miniature Tsubo Wood-Fired Stoneware Jar 2.5" Nesting Bowls Edition: First editionAntique Japanese Miniature Tsubo Wood Fired Stoneware Jar A tiny but striking Japanese miniature tsubo, just 2. 5" tall with a 15mm mouth. Coarse sandy ochre stoneware with dramatic crawling glaze in lavender, blue grey, and celadon characteristic of Shigaraki or related wood fired kiln tradition. Acquired with a collection of Japanese antiques, likely Meiji Taisho period. Condition: Glaze crawling is intentional. Some glaze lift at the neck please