Bottle
1573 - 1868 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Situated on a small island south of Kyushu Tanegashima wares, named after the island where they are manufactured, are recognised for there simple, bold shapes, muted colouration and unpretentious decoration. This bottle functioned primarily as a utilitarian object rather than a decorative piece, as suggested by its well potted, robust form. Admired for its restrained colour, Tanegashima wares, are potted from an iron-rich clay and minimally decorated. This piece has only two encircling grooves near the neck to emphasis the width and bulbous form of the vessel. Known as 'namban ware' or Southern Barbarian' pieces due to their Southerly location of the coast of Japan, these vessels were exported in large quantities to Japan to be used and admired for their wabi or 'quiet taste'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, thrown and partially sculpted, with natural ash glaze |
| Brief description | Bottle, stoneware with impressed decoration, Tanegashima ware, Japan, 1573 - 1868 |
| Physical description | Bottle, with gently swelling shoulders that develop into a round bulbous body with a wide base, short neck and rim. Encircling the shoulders of the vessel are two thin grooves; while the richly texturised surface of the vessel contains slight depressions, caused during the firing of the clay. The vase is of a mottled reddished brown clay with darker brown colouration due to the accidental application of natural ash deposits during firing. Natural ash glazing and irregular scorching of the clay surface were achieved through the use of a wood-firing kiln. |
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| Credit line | Given by Alexander Bruce |
| Summary | Situated on a small island south of Kyushu Tanegashima wares, named after the island where they are manufactured, are recognised for there simple, bold shapes, muted colouration and unpretentious decoration. This bottle functioned primarily as a utilitarian object rather than a decorative piece, as suggested by its well potted, robust form. Admired for its restrained colour, Tanegashima wares, are potted from an iron-rich clay and minimally decorated. This piece has only two encircling grooves near the neck to emphasis the width and bulbous form of the vessel. Known as 'namban ware' or Southern Barbarian' pieces due to their Southerly location of the coast of Japan, these vessels were exported in large quantities to Japan to be used and admired for their wabi or 'quiet taste'. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.87-2011 |
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| Record created | February 1, 2011 |
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