Description:

Japan, ca. 18th century CE. This is a bizen ware sake bottle shaped like a Tanuki with delightful details -- he holds a bottle or canteen in his right hand and a plaque with Japanese characters suspended from his left wrist. Bizen ware, also sometimes known as Inbe ware, is kilned unglazed, but during the 8 to 20-day pine wood firing, reaching temperatures of approximately 1250℃ (2282 F°), it becomes naturally glazed with pine ash. Tanuki, the delightful canine trickster figure of Japanese mythology, gives this piece an air of whimsy. Size: 3.75" L x 3.75" W x 6.5" H (9.5 cm x 9.5 cm x 16.5 cm).

Provenance: Ex-Paul and Louise Bernheimer, Cambridge, MA and Laguna Woods, CA, acquired before 1980.

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#111867

  • Condition: Intact with minor casting flaw behind right arm and normal surface wear.

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