A deformed Nanban vessel set om a custom carved wooden stand made specifically to fit the convex base of the bottle dating from Edo period Japan.The unglazed vessel is dark clay, in a style known as Nanban, named after the imported wares from the south.It is 31 cm (12 inches) tall plus the base, The history of Nanban ware in Japan is connected to the Nanban trade, which was a period of cultural and technological exchange between Japan and Europe. The Nanban trade began in the Sengoku period when Portuguese explorers, merchants, and missionaries established trade routes with Japan. The trade introduced Christianity, matchlock firearms, cannons, and galleon-style shipbuilding to Japan. Pottery was imported from the Philippines, South East Asia, Malaysia and Indonesia, and Taiwan. Lacquerware, Painting and pottery were all influenced by this trade. The term "Nanban art" refers to Japanese art influenced by contact with the Nanban, or "Southern barbarians". This art includes Pottery made in Japan that imitated Nanban containers in such places as Bizen and Ryukyuan Islands, as well as Naeshirogawa ware of Satsuma and Shodai-yaki ware of Kumamoto
