Shino type, Edo period (1615-1868), 18th centuryThe cylindrical vessel with depressed sides, applied with a loop handle and fitted with circular cover with an upturned rim, the finial with pinched sides,decorated in iron oxide with freely painted pine boughs on the sides and scrolling vines on the handle, the whole covered in a thick, milky feldspathic glazeWith a wood tomobako storage box 9in (22.8cm) high