Vintage Japanese Stoneware Vase with Natural Ash Glaze Drips 10.5"H Futondansu Mortis and tenon joinery

Mortis and tenon joinery

A rare piece of character and quality from over a century past

It has ornately figured legs to raise it above the tatami floor where it was used as a small individual table (It is made of cryptomeria wood with over 20 coats of Japanese red and black lacquer

sculptural ceramic style aimed at export markets

surmounted by an eagle or cockerel device

Vintage Japanese Stoneware Vase with Natural Ash Glaze Drips 10.5"H Futondansu Mortis and tenon joineryVintage Japanese Stoneware Vase with Natural Ash Glaze Drips 10. 5"H A robust hand thrown Japanese stoneware vessel with a thick, rustic surface, natural firing texture, and dramatic ivory blue ash glaze drips cascading from the shoulder toward the base. The exterior surface shows an earthy charcoal tone with feldspathic ash deposits and pitted stoneware body, giving the piece a strong wabi sabi presence. Two applied side ring handles add a