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The striped design and combination of colors on this sake bottle were inspired by lacquers from the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Introduced to Japan mainly through Southeast Asian fabrics, the stripe motif became a popular pattern.
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Title: Sake Bottle (Tokkuri)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: first half 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Porcelain with underglaze iron brown and blue (Kutani ware)
Dimensions: H. 17 in. (43.2 cm); Diam. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); Diam. of rim 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Diam. of foot 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession Number: 91.1.278
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