noun
wide-mouthed ceramic vessel with a small hole in its base (Kofun period)
Historical term for an ancient vessel; likely used with a bamboo tube inserted for pouring liquids. Encountered mainly in archaeological contexts.
この𤭯は古墳時代の遺跡から出土した。
This 𤭯 was excavated from a Kofun-period site.
博物館で半挿の実物を見た。
I saw an actual 半挿 at the museum.
noun
teapot-like lacquerware vessel for pouring hot and cold liquids
Refers to a later, typically lacquered, pouring vessel distinct from the ancient ceramic one. Used in traditional settings.
See also: 半挿
茶会で半挿を使ってお湯を注いだ。
At the tea gathering, they poured hot water using a 半挿.
Alternate historical kanji for the ancient vessel; rarely encountered.
The word はそう (also read はぞう) is of uncertain origin. The kanji 半挿 literally mean 'half' and 'insert', possibly describing the vessel's shape or function. The older forms 𤭯 and 匜 are Chinese characters for similar pouring vessels, adopted in Japanese historical texts.