BIZEN KOBAN

A Bizen ware ceramic slab platter (toban). Bizen is a renowned kiln site in Okayama prefecture noted for its unglazed utilitarian wares, jars and vessels. This toban platter of the botamochi-type with scattered round light "shadows" on the piece. The "shadows" created from other pieces having been fired on top of the platter to save space in the kiln.
Momoyama Period (1568-1600)
Approximately 12 ½” square