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Sake Bottle: Ryukyu Namban Ware
1700s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Note the rich color gradations over the body that range from a deep brown to olive to ochre to a rust-red. The incised and gouged markings on the bottle contribute to its rustic texture.
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- Title: Sake Bottle: Ryukyu Namban Ware
- Date Created: 1700s
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 30 x 9 cm (11 13/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
- Provenance: (Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc, sale #4406, 7/1-3/1980, lot 255).
- Type: Ceramic
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1980.82
- Medium: Ryukyu Namban Ware: stoneware
- Department: Japanese Art
- Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
- Credit Line: Edward L. Whittemore Fund
- Collection: Japanese Art
- Accession Number: 1980.82
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