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The title is Mizusashi Nuributa (水指 塗り蓋).

This is a fresh water jar created by Mori Teisai.

The good contrast between natural glaze of goma pattern and firemarks in the kiln.

Japanese urushi -lacquer- coating is attached to match the body.

- Hidasuki pattern
The straw was surrounded when firing in the kiln.
The traces of straw appeared like a crossing pattern.
The goma pattern is that it looks like the color by sprinkled sesame seeds produced by burning split pine wood in the kiln.

Mizusashi (水指)
A fresh-water pot for tea ceremony.
It's one of the tea utensils called "o-chadougu".
It comes in a variety of shapes, cylindrical type is often used.

Comes with a lid.
Lid made of pottery : the same material as the main body called tomo-buta.
Lid made of urushi : a different material from the main body and is made of Japanese urushi called nuri-buta.

Mizusashi is used for the following purpose.
・Adding water to the tea kettle
・Cleaning tools and tea bowl.