Pair of Bottles

CultureJapanese

OriginArita, Japan

PeriodEdo Period (1603-1868)

Datec.1670-1690s

MediumPorcelain with overglaze enamels

DimensionsOverall (G07.18.10.1 & G07.18.10.2): 23.3 x 10.2 cm (9 3/16 x 4 in.)

MarkingsNone

DescriptionPair of Hizen pear-shaped sake bottles raised on a circular footrim, and enamelled in the Kakiemon style with the Three Friends of Winter issuing from banded hedges. There are brids in flight above, and the slender neck has florets.

Credit LineThe Macdonald Collection

Object numberG07.18.10.1-2

Classifications

Asian Ceramics

Sub-classification

Japanese PorcelainKakiemon

Collections

Status

On view

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