Sake bottle in the shape of bamboo
Sake bottle in the shape of bamboo

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Sake bottle in the shape of bamboo,

17th–18th century

Japanese
Momoyama period to early Edo period 1600-1868, 1573–1615
1998-805

Information

Title
Sake bottle in the shape of bamboo
Dates

17th–18th century

Medium
Agano ware; ceramic with rice straw ash glaze suffusions
Dimensions
h. 24.4 cm., diam. 14.9 cm. (9 5/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
The John B. Elliott, Class of 1951, Collection
Object Number
1998-805
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period), Momoyama, Agano
Type
wine bottles, ceramics
Materials
ceramic, glaze
Subject
bamboo

–1998 John B. Elliott (Princeton, NJ), by bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1998.

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