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CultureJapanese
Date1868
MediumWoven bamboo
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/8 x 6 3/8 inches (28.26 x 16.21 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Cohen
Object number80-14/1
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DescriptionOvoid shape having a high shoulder, with the plaiting in four friezes atop a multi-ringed split bamboo foot and terminating in a wrapped and rolled bamboo mouth, with the shoulders decorated with tightly braided and plaited Buddhist knots; the whole stained and finished to a typical dark brown.
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