Caption

Sake bottle tokkuri, maker, Japanese, Bizen; 19th century Edo–Meiji. Ceramic vessel with spherical belly and narrow cylindrical neck; height 18 cm, diameter 11.8 cm. Covered with brown glaze that becomes light coffee-colored and spotted on the upper belly and neck. Belly decorated with a branch of biwa Japanese medlar: fruits in green-yellow glaze inlaid with mother-of-pearl, leaves made using sprinkling on black lacquer., A rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow, slightly curved neck sits against a plain light gray background, showing a textured surface in dark brown and reddish-brown tones with subtle horizontal striations and areas of darker mottling; a small golden-yellow leaf-shaped decoration is visible on one side, and the vessel rests on a reflective surface that mirrors its base faintly.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_322

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Rights managed

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70.8Mb (1.0Mb) / 13.7in x 20.0in / 4124 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sake bottle tokkuri maker Japanese Bizen 19th century Edo–Meiji Ceramic vessel spherical belly narrow cylindrical neck height 18 cm diameter 11.8 cm Covered brown glaze becomes light coffee-colored spotted upper belly neck Belly decorated branch biwa Japanese medlar fruits green-yellow glaze inlaid mother-of-pearl leaves using sprinkling black lacquer rounded ceramic vessel narrow slightly curved sits plain light gray background showing textured surface dark brown reddish-brown tones subtle horizontal striations areas darker mottling small golden-yellow leaf-shaped decoration visible side vessel rests reflective surface mirrors base faintly.