Bottle

Museum number:

9-12337

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Alternate number:

1537 (original number) and Kerr 73 (original number)

Accession number:

Acc.3032 and Acc.3032.07

Object count:

1

Description:

bottle, porcelain. cylindrical shape w/ almost horizontal top above shoulder, to short narrow neck and small flared mouth. brushed underglaze cobalt decoration over entire body: Octopus pattern on upper 2/3rds of body composed of spiral lines w/ perpendicular strokes like saw teeth. lower third has vertical strokes enclosed by horizontal bands, all underglaze in varied strengths of blue on white ground. H. 11.5 cm. Base dia. 6 cm.

Donor:

Design (UC Berkeley) and George H. Kerr

Collection place:

Japan

Verbatim coll. place:

Japan; Saga Prefecture, Hizen, Arita, "Imari" ware.

Collector:

George H. Kerr

Collection date:

before 1957

Materials:

Porcelain (material)

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Bottles and Porcelain (visual works)

Function:

1.5 Household

Accession date:

1974

Department:

Asia (except western Russia)

Dimensions:

diameter 6 centimeters and height 11.5 centimeters

Comment:

Exhibited: UCB Art Museum 4/26/77 - 6/19/77 ex. #37 similar to 9-12338

Loans:

S1976-1977 #62: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (April 4, 1977–July 20, 1977)

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