Vintage Japanese Stoneware Vase with Natural Ash Glaze Drips 10.5"H Futondansu It has ornately figured legs

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

Despite facing challenges during World War II

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

billowing smoke

and glaze pooling

Vintage Japanese Stoneware Vase with Natural Ash Glaze Drips 10.5"H Futondansu It has ornately figured legsVintage 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