Sake Cask in the Shape of a Drum, early 17th century
Unknown Japaneseexpand_more
Negoro ware; wood, black lacquer with red lacquer decorationexpand_more
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundationexpand_more 2015.79.416.2
On View in Gallery 219expand_more
Drum-shaped sake casks (taikodaru) were produced in Japan as early as the Kamakura period (1185–1333), originally as ceremonial objects during religious events. Later, they were also used in secular events like weddings and cherry-blossom-viewing parties. These two black-lacquer casks feature drum-shaped bodies on ornamental stands, with small spouts on top for pouring sake. The face of each “drum” is decorated with designs of flowers and grasses executed in red lacquer.
Details
- Title
- Sake Cask in the Shape of a Drum
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.79.416.2
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Murase, Art through a Lifetime, no. 794
- Curator Approved
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