The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 21, 2025

Sake Bottle: Ryukyu Namban Ware

1700s

Japan, Edo period

(1615–1868)
Ryukyu Namban Ware: stoneware
Overall: 30 x 9 cm (11 13/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1980.82
Location: Not on view

Description

Note the rich color gradations over the body that range from a deep brown to olive to ochre to a rust-red. The incised and gouged markings on the bottle contribute to its rustic texture.
  • July 1–3, 1980
    (Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, NY, July 1–3, 1980 sale #4406, lot 255, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1980–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Later Japanese Art Rotation; Februaary 10, 2003
    "Japanese Prints and Ceramics from The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Toledo Museum of Art, and The Allen Memorial Museum, Oberlin College," College of Wooster, Oct. 9-Nov. 1, 1981.
    Year in Review: 1980. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 24-July 19, 1981).
  • {{cite web|title=Sake Bottle: Ryukyu Namban Ware|url=false|author=|year=1700s|access-date=21 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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