18th-early 19th century

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Edo period

Stoneware with cobalt pigment under clear glaze, rice-straw ash glaze
H: 34.9 W: 10.9 D: 10.9 cm
Seto, Japan

Gift of Charles Lang Freer F1901.119

Ofuke ware is associated with a kiln operated by Seto potters within Nagoya Castle, but certain Mino kilns also made Ofuke-style ware. Ofuke ware was made for private use and distribution by the Owari Tokugawa house, rulers of the domain that encompassed both Seto and Mino.