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Wine Bottle

Shuntai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ceramic wine bottle with a narrow neck and bulbous body. The bottle is beige with a glossy glaze, featuring black and blue accents. The glaze is darker on the top half, fading to beige towards the bottom, with dark brown at the base. Black line drawings and a checkered pattern adorn the body. The background is plain gray with a subtle shadow beneath the bottle. Wine Bottle by Shuntai.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Clay covered with buff crackled glaze and decoration in overglaze (Shino Oribe type)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
510 × 625 px
Museum record:
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