<em>Wine Bottle</em>, late 13th–early 14th century. Ko-Seto ware, stoneware with stamped and incised decoration covered with glaze, 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (26.7 x 16.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift, 78.204. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 78.204_PS9.jpg)

Wine Bottle

Medium: Ko-Seto ware, stoneware with stamped and incised decoration covered with glaze

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Dates:late 13th–early 14th century

Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (26.7 x 16.5 cm)

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Accession Number: 78.204

Image: 78.204_PS9.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
High shouldered cylindrical bottle with short, slightly flaring neck, strong lip ring, and a flat bottom. The straight sides taper outward as they rise to the shoulder. Buff-colored stoneware covered except inside and a foot with brownish-green flaze unevenly applied and running in irregular drips. Stamped designs of a chrysanthemum flower and leaves and stalks within a circular border below the shoulder on three sides in an overall pattern of grass scrolls; ring of small radiating petals around base of neck. In wood storage box. Condition: two areas of the shoulder, to the right and left of the kiln scar, are restorations; ¾" chip inside mouth.

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