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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Bottle

17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sake bottle of stoneware, painted in underglaze blue. Square with short narrow neck. Running round the bottle, a mountain landscape beside a lake.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Sake bottle, stoneware painted in underglaze blue; Japan, Awata, 17th century
Physical description
Sake bottle of stoneware, painted in underglaze blue. Square with short narrow neck. Running round the bottle, a mountain landscape beside a lake.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21cm
  • Diameter: 16.2cm
Styles
Object history
Formerly in the Bowes collection.

From sale of the Charles Holme collection of Japanese pottery, 24 Sept., 1923, Lot 94.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.627-1923

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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