Solidly potted Japanese Mashiko stoneware rounded square form vase with wide shoulders tapering to the base decorated with abstract brown drips over a whitened kaki brown background. The flat foot rim is unglazed. The base holds an unidentified “Y” form impressed potter’s seal. Mid-20th century. About 9” high by 7 1/2” diameter; weighs about 4 lbs. Very good overall condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs. This vase is from the collection of a Green Valley, Arizona couple who were expatriates to Japan in the 1960s and 1970s. It was purchased in Mashiko at that time.