That being said, we think that there is a good possibility that this is a genuine Hamada tokkuri – we just cannot prove that claim. We show a sample of an almost identical tokkuri that is in the book “HAMADA, Potter” by Bernard Leach, Kodansha International, 1975, plate 35. The tokkuri we are presenting here is also a press-molded, wax resist bottle from the 1950s. It has the same slightly crooked neck and a similar wax resist design on a thick dark brown glaze. It has splashes of light red, green and white on all four sides. The piece measures 6 ¼” high and is 3” square. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or restorations. It does not come with a box.