Kataguchi
(spouted vessel)
From Kyoto, Japan
Edo
period, 18th century AD
Such spouted vessels were originally for
domestic use, but were ideal for use as
kensui, or waste water
vessels, for the Tea Ceremony. Fine pieces such as this were
probably made for that function. The mark
'Akahadayama' stamped on the base is that of a
studio active in Kyoto from the end of the sixteenth
century.