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Boat sake bottle

JAPANESE
Boat sake bottle
(Funa dokkuri 舟徳利)
 (early 16th century)

Medium
stoneware (Bizen ware)

Measurements
17.3 × 17.0 cm diameter

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of CRA Limited, Fellow, 1985

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Japan

Inscription
impressed in outside upper rim: (unknown seal)
impressed in inside rim of base: (unknown seal)

Accession Number
AS38-1985

Department
Asian Art

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