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Bottle (Tokkuri) for Warming Sake

Eiraku Wazen (Japanese, 1821-1896) (Artist)
before 1876
Stoneware ceramic, rice-straw ash, and iron glazes
(Japan and Korea )

Sake is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice. In Japan, it is the national recreational beverage and also the drink of the kami (spirits) of Shintō, an indigenous Japanese religion.

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1876, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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1876 Centennial Exhibition Philadelphia. Memorial Hall, Philadelphia, Philadelphia.
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Geographies

Japan, Kyoto (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 5 7/16 x W: 2 1/2 in. (13.8 x 6.4 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by William T. Walters, 1876

Location in Museum

Centre Street: Fourth Floor: Across Asia - Arts of Asia and the Islamic World

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

49.232

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Sake Bottle

Eiraku Wazen (Japanese, 1821-1896)
before 1876 (Edo; Meiji)
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