Sake Bottle (Tokkuri) in the Shape of an Eggplant

Date

second half 19th century

Type

Bottle

Medium

Stoneware with iridescent iron glaze and rice straw ash (Bairin ware)

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Japan

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

91.1.218

Credit

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891