Sake Bottle Item Number: Ed5.2959 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Bottle with a long, narrow, flared neck and a raised foot. Exterior is decorated with six scenes contained is outlines of different shapes. The two largest designs are of a floral scene and a scene with bird and bamboo; the two scenes in a fan-shaped outline are of an ocean and mountain scene and a pier and tree scene; the two scenes in the cloud-shaped outlines are of a pier, tree, and distant mountains and of a building with a tree near the ocean. Geometric decorations are at the neck and above and below band of scenes. Part b is a stopper and fits into neck and rests on the rim; a knob is in the centre; the top is glazed brown with gold; Underside is glazed grey; stopper is unglazed.