Sake bottle with design of iris

Maker(s)
Artist: Attributed to Nakazato Tarouemon XII (1895-1985)
Historical period(s)
Showa era, 1945-1960
Medium
Stoneware with iron pigment under feldspathic glaze
Style
Karatsu ware
Dimensions
H x Diam: 13.5 Ɨ 8.6 cm (5 5/16 Ɨ 3 3/8 in)
Geography
Japan, Saga prefecture
Credit Line
Gift of Sanae Iida Reeves in memory of her father, Yoshine Iida
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Accession Number
S2013.10
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Sake bottle (tokkuri)

Keywords
iris, Japan, Karatsu ware, Showa era (1926 - 1989), stoneware
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
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