根来塗　瓶子　二口一対|Sake vessel (Heishi)

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late 16th century · Wood with black and red lacquer layers (Negoro ware) · Asian Art

Ritual sake bottles, made in pairs, were used in Shinto shrines for offerings to the kami. Most of these sake vessels are Negoro lacquers associated with the Negoro-dera Temple in Wakayama Prefecture. Turned on a lathe in pieces and then assembled, each is set on an upright, splayed base and features a tapered body, rounded shoulders, and neck rising to a rounded lip. A black-lacquer underlayer shows through the red outer layer in random patches due to use.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 16th century

Medium

Wood with black and red lacquer layers (Negoro ware)

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2019