Caption

Sake bottle tokkuri, gift; Japanese art; Edo 1603–1868–Meiji 1868–1912; bottle for sake; A bottle with a spherical belly and a narrow cylindrical neck; covered with brown glaze which in the upper part of the belly and on the neck turns light coffee-coloured and becomes spotted. Decorated on the belly with a branch of biwa Japanese medlar, fruits made with green-yellow glaze and inlaid with mother-of-pearl, leaves made using the technique of sprinkling on black lacquer. 19th century, Japan, Bizen; vessel; height 18 cm, diameter 11.8 cm., A round, bulbous ceramic vessel viewed from above with a central round opening, showing a textured surface in shades of brown and rust with speckled darker brown areas; a few small round decorative discs in pale green, iridescent pearly white, and muted yellow are arranged near the top edge, and there is a dark, rough patch of material or repair on one side; the background is a flat gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A22_324

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Keywords

Sake bottle tokkuri gift Japanese art Edo 1603–1868–Meiji 1868–1912 bottle sake spherical belly narrow cylindrical neck covered brown glaze upper part belly neck turns light coffee-coloured becomes spotted Decorated branch biwa Japanese medlar fruits green-yellow glaze inlaid mother-of-pearl leaves using technique sprinkling black lacquer 19th century Japan Bizen vessel height 18 cm diameter 11.8 cm round bulbous ceramic viewed central round opening showing textured surface shades brown rust speckled darker brown areas small round decorative discs pale green iridescent pearly white muted yellow arranged near top edge dark rough patch material repair side background flat gray.