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Sake bottle: C.212-1934

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown

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Description

Brown stoneware bottle of dumbbell shape, thrown and turned. White slip-trailed many-turned spiral at top, covered with a thin brown glaze. Neck dipped in a thicker brown glaze.

Notes

History note: Unknown before Frank Brangwyn, RA

Legal notes

Purchased with the Glaisher Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 24.40 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Koishiwara ⪼ Kyushu ⪼ Japan

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1934-09-20) by Brangwyn, Frank

Dating

18th Century-19th Century#
Edo period (1615-1868) / Meiji period (1868-1912)
Circa 1700 CE - Circa 1899 CE

Components of the work

Part composed of slip ( white)
Bottle Diameter 11.10 cm
Rim Diameter 4.20 cm
Base Diameter 8.40 cm
Decoration

Materials used in production

brown Glaze
Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Turning
Throwing

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.212-1934
Primary reference Number: 73142
Old number: 115
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 July 2020 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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