Sake Container Item Number: N2.1081 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Sake container (a) with tapering cylinder shape and two arms that protrude upwards that are joined by a crossbar that acts as a handle. The container is also held together with four bands of twisted bamboo, two at the top edge, and two at the base. A stopper (b), also a tapering cylinder, fits into a hole in the the lid (part c). Reddish-brown finish overall.
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
- good
- Accession Number
- 0065/0010 a-c