Sake Container Item Number: N2.1074 a-d from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Sake container (a) with a cylindrical shape that tapers slightly from top to base and two protruding arms that are joined with a crossbar for a handle. Six twisted bamboo bands secure the staves, two near the top and four at the bottom. The top (c) has a stopper (b) that fits into a hole near the edge. Stained reddish-brown with black painted Japanese characters on the outside of each arm. Painted with a red band across the top. The base (d) is loose in the container.
History Of Use
For sake
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Collected during 1959
- Owned by Ronald P. Dore before 1960
- Received from Ronald P. Dore (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) during 1960
What
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- Ronald P. Dore
- Received from
- Ronald P. Dore (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Collection Date
- during 1959
- Ownership Date
- before 1960
- Acquisition Date
- during 1960
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0065/0005 a-d