# Pot with Spout

- By: Japan
- Date: c. 1000–300 B.C.
- Medium: Earthenware
- Classification: Vessel
- Dimensions: H.: 13.5 cm (5 3/8 in.)
- Culture: Japan
- Credit line: Purchased with Funds Provided by the Weston Foundation; President's Exhibition and Acquisition Fund
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/200697)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/0940e8c7-6e95-91cc-f7cf-2a3862631be5/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

In the Final Jomon period, especially in Aomori in northern Honshu, distinctive incised swirl patterns appear on many works. This pot with a spout for liquids, which is recorded as having been unearthed at the town of Nagawa in Aomori, is extremely lightweight, and the decorative patterns were made with a delicate and careful hand. The bottom, in particular, has a beautiful filled-in swirl pattern.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0