Fragment of base and body of sake bottle (tokkuri)

Object Details

• Description

  Fragment of base and body of sake bottle (tokkuri).

  Amber iron-ash glaze has run over foot.

  Many fragments of coarse clay (pieces of the kiln wall?) and a fragment of sagger wall adhere to the outer surface.

  Carved foot is unglazed.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Origin

  ogama kiln, possibly Ogaya district, Kani city, Gifu prefecture, Japan

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1590s, 1570s

• Place

  Kani city, ogama kiln, Ogaya district, Japan, Gifu prefecture

• Topic

  Wine and wine making, Mino ware, Art, Momoyama period (1573 - 1615), Japanese Art, Ceramics, Sake

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)