Bottle with Spiral Grooves
CultureJapanese
Dateearly 17th century
MediumArita ware
DimensionsOverall: 8 3/4 inches (22.23 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. George H. Bunting Jr.
Object number81-27/12
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DescriptionEarly Hizen ware; gently contracting tall-necked bottle with prominent mouth rim; grey porcelain body covered with pale bluish transparent glaze; undecorated except for continuous spiral grooving from mouth to foot; roughly cut foot, slightly ritted, with partially glazed base.ProvenanceWith Mathias Komor, New York, no. C549, by February 19, 1968;
Purchased from Komor by Karen Dean Bunting (1912-1981), Shawnee Mission, KS, February 19, 1968-1981 [1];
Her bequest to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1981.
NOTES:
[1] Komor’s invoice is in the Nelson-Atkins curatorial files.
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