Sake vessel, 15th century
Unknown Japaneseexpand_more
Negoro ware; wood, red and black lacquerexpand_more
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundationexpand_more 2015.79.409
Not on Viewexpand_more
The elegant shape of Negoro-ware sake (rice wine) vessels (heishi) are similar to shapes seen in ceramic wine vessels from China that were imported to medieval Japan in abundance. This heishi from the 1400s features a narrow spout, exaggerated shoulders, gracefully narrowing waist, and slightly wider base. Most heishi were produced as pairs for the ritual offering of sake. Years of use have worn away areas of the red lacquer that once covered the entire surface of this vessel to reveal a layer of black lacquer beneath.
Details
- Title
- Sake vessel
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.79.409
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Murase, Art through a Lifetime, no. 786
- Curator Approved
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