Sake Bottle
ca. 1800-1850 (made)
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Sake bottle of porcelain with yellow, brown, blue and clear glazes. In the form of Hotei (God of Contentment), seated on the ground and the neck of a sack over his shoulder.
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain with coloured glazes |
Brief description | Sake bottle, porcelain with yellow, brown, blue and clear glazes; Japan, possibly Hirado kilns, Edo period, ca. 1800-50 |
Physical description | Sake bottle of porcelain with yellow, brown, blue and clear glazes. In the form of Hotei (God of Contentment), seated on the ground and the neck of a sack over his shoulder. |
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Object history | Purchased from the Japanese Commissioners for the Philadelphia Exposition of 1876, accessioned in 1877. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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Bibliographic reference | Augustus Wollaston Franks and M. Shioda, Japanese Pottery. [London]: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1880. South Kensington Museum Art Handbooks; 18.
Catalogue number 201 |
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Accession number | 359-1877 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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