1. Noun

   wide-mouthed ceramic vessel with a small hole in its spherical base (into which bamboo was probably inserted to pour liquids; from the Kofun period)

   Historical term

2. teapot-like object made typically of lacquerware and used to pour hot and cold liquids

   see 半挿

Also written 匜【はそう】hasou、半挿【はそう】hasou