Sake Bottle (Tokkuri)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown ceramic sake bottle with narrow neck and wide body, covered in textured gold and brown glaze. The body of the bottle is bulbous and tapers up to a narrow cylindrical neck. The glaze has a rough, uneven texture and features a mottled pattern of brown and gold colors. The background is gray. Sake Bottle (Tokkuri) by Bernard Leach.