Real or Repro? Pontiled Japanese Apothecary Jar

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Hezezilla

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Bought this little guy in July. Been meaning to post but forgot. I bought em at this second-hand home goods store in Tokyo. At first I was certain of it being repro but then I noticed they had a few genuine tooled-top pieces and Uranium Glassware. I bought this one in particular because of what I believed was a pontil mark on the base.

I now have further doubts because I noticed it doesn't have any mold seams. Free blown? It's not particularly wonky, just a lot of bubbles. I'm pretty sure it's a modern repro but as I've never even seen a pontiled bottle, I am just not knowledgeable enough. Let me know if I wasted $7 of my hard-earned money.
 

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