Tea leaf jar, called Luzon

The possession of noted jars represented the high status of the ruler class samurai warriors. Among them were Luzon jars, which came from China via Luzon Island in the Philippines; they were the most valuable in the periods of the Unifiers, Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the 16th century.

This Luzon jar is said to have been bestowed to the lord of the Yanagawa domain, Tachibana Muneshige, by Toyotomi Hideyoshi at Osaka castle.
It has four large cracks which were repaired with lacquer. The shape of the mouth is unknown because it is still wrapped in paper and sealed. It has an engraved seal of “Rengeo”, or lotus and king, which is unique from other Rengeo seals.