Sake Ewer with a design of flowers

Sake ewers of the ko-Kutani type are extremely rare and have been highly praised by tea masters for generations. This ewer, made in a shape imitating the earlier ewers which were of iron, is powerfully faceted around the shoulder and has a long spout protruding straight out from the body. It is decorated on the body and lid with flowering vines resembing morning glories, and around the base of the spout with a saw-tooth pattern, all in rich tones of red and green in an elegant style.