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bottle

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human history
  • Description

    bottle

    Made from chien stoneware from Honan. A small circular opening and a short neck, bulbous rounded shoulders and a body that tapers to a circular base. The bottle has a temmoku glaze with iron splashes on the shoulders. There are visible throwing rings

  • Place
    Hunan Province/China
  • Accession Number
    1941.137
  • Accession Date
    1941
  • Other Id

    26240 (ethnology)

    K1896 (ceramic)

    210 (Chinese Art Exhibition 1937)

    1-1936 (unknown ID type)

  • Department

    Applied Arts and Design

  • Display Room

    Arts of Asia Gallery

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