ceramic water dropper or bottle; 6-sided vessel, pale grey glaze with blue floral decoration on top surface. small blue mark on each of 6 sides. small hole in center and at one angle on top surface.
Donor:
Estate of Elizabeth Huff
Collection place:
Asia
Verbatim coll. place:
Asia, Japan (?); Attributed China or Korea; Ira Jacknis 7/6/2010
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:
length 6 centimeters, width 5.1 centimeters, and height 1.8 centimeters