A MINO WARE FOOD CONTAINER, E-SHINO TYPE Momoyama (1573-1615) or Edo (1615-1868) period, early 17th centuryProperty of various ownersA MINO WARE FOOD CONTAINER, E-SHINO TYPEMomoyama (1573-1615) or Edo (1615-1868) period, early 17th centuryThe tapering square stoneware dish with canted corners set on four small loop feet, decorated in freely brushed iron oxide with grasses behind a brush fence and floral medallions, the exterior of the rim with a lappet band, all covered with a milky-white feldspathic glazeWith a wood storage box 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 x 2 3/8in (14.6 x 14.6 x 6cm)None