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Edo period (late 17th - 18th century)
Details
A Ceremonial Lacquer Sake Flask
Edo period (late 17th - 18th century)
The conical body with tapering neck, decorated in gold, silver and black hiramaki-e, takamaki-e and nashiji, with cranes and mandarin ducks amongst a stream, the waves swirling, some forming tomoe patterns, the coast with reeds, waterweeds and shells, the base in nashiji
33.3 cm. high
Edo period (late 17th - 18th century)
The conical body with tapering neck, decorated in gold, silver and black hiramaki-e, takamaki-e and nashiji, with cranes and mandarin ducks amongst a stream, the waves swirling, some forming tomoe patterns, the coast with reeds, waterweeds and shells, the base in nashiji
33.3 cm. high
Provenance
Soame Jenyns, Deputy Keeper of Asian Antiquities, British Museum (1950-1968)
Brought to you by
Anastasia von Seibold