ceramic pilgrim bottle or canteen. crescent moon shaped, cream base color with cross-hatch incised lines on inside curve and 1/2 of outer curve. glazed over with green. in each diamond shape formed by incised lines a brown spot is painted. outer surface has decorative panel (9cm x 9.3cm) with cloud-like design glazed green and brown on white ground. top surface has fill hole with short neck at center and a very small spout at one end. 2 ceramic tubes are affixed to the outer surface thru which triangular carrying cord can be strung.
Donor:
Estate of Elizabeth Huff
Collection place:
Okinawa Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Asia, Japan, Okinawa
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Elizabeth Huff
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
August 5, 1988
Context of use:
personal use - beverage
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 4.5 centimeters, width 14.5 centimeters, and height 13.2 centimeters