Antique Japanese Miniature Tsubo Wood-Fired Stoneware Jar 2.5" Funadansu 1870 or as far back

1870 or as far back as late Edo) black lacquer bowls with lids were hand turned from cryptomeria wood with over twenty layers of black lacquer

The lower section presents five drawers in a three-over-two configuration

This is a vintage Japanese ceramic Bizen ware vase for flowers or any other decoration that could use a vessel of this size and shape

2021Etching with aquatint on paperDimensions: image 14 1/4 × 16 in

• Scabbard: steel

Antique Japanese Miniature Tsubo Wood-Fired Stoneware Jar 2.5" Funadansu 1870 or as far backAntique 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