A pawlonia tree grows near some rocks, spreading out its branches with an uneven harmony on a piriform bottle with long neck. This delicate and unusual object is a tokkuri, a bottle used to serve sake. The desing suggests the Nabeshima masters’ painting style with its own interesting and graceful decoration. The porcelain manifacture of Nabeshima is called after the name of the daimyō Nabeshima Naoshige, governor of the Hizen province.