Gourd-Shaped Liquor Bottle ("Yushibin")
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Gourd-Shaped Liquor Bottle ("Yushibin")
Okinawa Main Island; Tsuboya ware
Second Shō dynasty, Ryūkyū kingdom, late 18th–19th century
Glazed ceramic; lacquered wooden lid
総高31.4 高29.5 口径7.6 底径10.3 ; 蓋 径7.8
1口
This liquor bottle was used for both funerals and auspicious occasions. The richly colored glaze is symbolic of ceramics produced in Okinawa.
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