ceramic water dropper or bottle molded in the shape of a curled fish. overall glaze blue. small hole in top surface (slightly off center) and at tip of back fin.
Donor:
Estate of Elizabeth Huff
Collection place:
Korea
Verbatim coll. place:
Asia, Korea
Culture or time period:
Korean
Collector:
Elizabeth Huff
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bottles
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
August 5, 1988
Context of use:
wet ink stone for dissolving ink for brush painting or calligraphy
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 5 centimeters, height 1.7 centimeters, and length 6.3 centimeters