Medium:

Glass

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 21.6 x 7 x 7 cm (8 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Possibly Sukagawa, Fukushima prefecture, Japan

Date:

late 18th century

Period:

Edo period or Meiji era

Description:

A manganese blue glass sake bottle, with a long cylindrical neck, slight flare at the rim. The base is slightly dimpled.

Together with a wooden box with four character inscription.

Inscriptions:

Wooden storage box with four character inscription translating as "glass sake bottle."

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Topic:

glass  Search this

Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this

Meiji era (1868 - 1912)  Search this

wine  Search this

sake  Search this

Japan  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Anonymous gift

Accession Number:

F1991.56a-d

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye346a77a08-98cf-4968-a199-b2f617b5fc14

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1991.56a-d