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Wine Bottle

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Wine Bottle by is a grey bulbous base object with a long neck and small opening at the top. The object is bulbous at the bottom, tapers into a long cylindrical neck and then has a small lip around the opening. The object appears to have been photographed in black and white. A small white label reading 'The Metropolitan Museum' is visible.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Clay covered with streaked glaze; left-handed itogiri (Seto ware)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
375 × 624 px
Museum record:
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