large bottle with relatively short neck from rounded shoulder; rust colored body with mottled, gritty, raised gray, ochre, cream overglaze

Sake Bottle, 17th century

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Although this bottle for serving sake (Japanese rice liquor) was made at a time when Tanba potters were sometimes using artificial glazes to decorate their work, it features a more traditional Tanba style. The burst of natural ash glaze that drips from the mouth and shoulder makes a dramatic contrast to the reddish brown Tanba clay.

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Title
Sake Bottle
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Accession Number
2015.79.330
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large bottle with relatively short neck from rounded shoulder; rust colored body with mottled, gritty, raised gray, ochre, cream overglaze