Bottle with Plum Blossom Decor
CultureJapanese
Date1717
MediumShoan-ji; Kyuko ware
DimensionsOverall: 8 7/16 inches (21.43 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. George H. Bunting Jr.
Object number81-27/16
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DescriptionMallet-shaped bottle with flaring mouth and two lug handles on shoulder; decorated with plum blossoms on one side in punched reserves filled with white glaze; light buff body, burned brown where exposed, covered with thick treacle glaze; large rim chip fell away during firing and fused to shoulder; illegible instriction on side, base stamped with maker's mark: Kyû-ko, Shôan-ji. Box lid inscription dated 1717.
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