Caption

Sake jug chôshi with lid. Yellowish clay covered with grayish glaze; woven wicker handle. Decorated with animals deer with antlers, maples and leaves. Function: for alcohol/sake. Meiji period, late 19th century 1868–1912., Place of origin: Harima, Japan. Height 8 cm; width 12 cm; diameter 10.5 cm; weight 0.24 kg., A small ceramic teapot shaped like an animal sits on a reflective surface against a muted gray background; the teapot is pale greenish-beige with a pattern of several white spots, a darker brown spout forming the animal's open mouth, and a brown applied lid detail resembling a leaf, and it has a curved woven handle in light and medium brown tones.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_361

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Rights managed

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78.8Mb (877.4Kb) / 20.0in x 15.3in / 6000 x 4591 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sake jug chôshi lid Yellowish clay covered grayish glaze woven wicker handle Decorated animals deer antlers maples leaves Function alcohol sake Meiji period late 19th century 1868–1912 Place origin Harima Japan Height 8 cm width 12 cm diameter 10.5 cm weight 0.24 kg small ceramic teapot shaped animal sits reflective surface muted gray background teapot pale greenish-beige pattern several white spots darker brown spout forming animal's open mouth brown applied lid detail resembling leaf curved woven handle light medium tones.