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Sake Bottle

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sake bottle of brown stoneware, partly covered with a crackled, cream-coloured glaze. Bulbous body, short narrow neck. Painted in green, red and blue enamels with closely set flowers and foliage on the body, on the neck a diaper.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, painted in overglaze enamels
Brief description
Sake bottle, stoneware, painted in overglaze enamels, Kyoto, Japan, 19th century
Physical description
Sake bottle of brown stoneware, partly covered with a crackled, cream-coloured glaze. Bulbous body, short narrow neck. Painted in green, red and blue enamels with closely set flowers and foliage on the body, on the neck a diaper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.8cm
  • Diameter: 14.3cm
Styles
Object history
From sale of the Charles Holme collection of Japanese pottery, 24 Sept., 1923, Lot 90.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.622-1923

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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