Gourd-Shaped Bottle with Decoration of a Flowering Cherry Tree

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1989.17
Title: Gourd-Shaped Bottle with Decoration of a Flowering Cherry Tree
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: Edo period, second half 17th century
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period: Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture: Japanese
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/200302

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Arita ware: porcelain with overglaze polychrome enamels
Technique: Overglaze enamel
Dimensions: H. 24.8 x Diam. 14.5 cm (9 3/4 x 5 11/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
Accession Year: 1989
Object Number: 1989.17
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Harvard Art Museum, Harvard Art Museum Annual Report, ed. Thomas W. Lentz (Cambridge, 2007-2008), p. 87

Exhibition History

Masterworks of Ukiyo-e, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 07/20/1996 - 01/12/1997

Verification Level

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