vessel exploration - Hagi Ware

As a starting point from Jude's idea of exploring the meaning of various vessels/containers in different cultures I have begun to look into some that relate to my projects direction.

Dictionary definitions:

Container

1. A receptacle, such as a carton, can, or jar, in which material is held or carried.
2. A large reusable receptacle that can accommodate smaller cartons or cases in a single shipment, designed for efficient handling of cargo.

Vessel

1. A hollow utensil, such as a cup, vase, or pitcher, used as a container, especially for liquids.

2. Nautical A craft, especially one larger than a rowboat, designed to navigate on water.

3. An airship.

4. Anatomy A duct, canal, or other tube that contains or conveys a body fluid: a blood vessel.
5. Botany One of the tubular conductive structures of xylem, consisting of dead cylindrical cells that are attached end to end and connected by perforations. They are found in nearly all flowing plants.
6. A person seen as the agent or embodiment, as of a quality: a vessel of mercy.
   

Hagi Ware

Japanese pottery from the town of Hagi at the south of the main island of Honshu. This region was home to Koren potters brought back during the 17th century. The areas daimyo (powerful territorial lord) funded the production of tea ceremony vessels.
The wares characteristics include pink hued ceramic, wheel formed and clear glazed. Many also bare a signature chip in the foot, an inbuilt flaw, that enabled the potters to sell to merchants rather than present them as gifts to the reigning clan.