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Japanese Hyotan Gourd Sake Bottle browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Folk Art: Pre 1920: item # 75261 Please refer to our stock # 2C-346 when inquiring.
B & C Antiques P. O. Box 291 Derby, CT 06418 203-929-7312 Guest Book $230 |
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| This hyotan gourd with old jade and ivory mounts was shaped while growing to make a convenient sake bottle or “tokkuri.” Meiji/Taisho period. There is a wood stopper attached by a silk cord. The ivory ring would hold the stopper when not in use, and the old carved Chinese nephrite jade toggle in the shape of a flower basket was added for decoration. When travelling, picnicking informally or just going out on the town, gourds, known as “hyotan,” specially formed in molds during their growing period for this purpose, were worn suspended from the obi sash. Sometimes a cup was attached to the hanging cord, or a separate cup with its own netsuke was provided to make instant service possible. These were also used as water bottles or canteens. Old hyotan are valued by Japanese connoisseurs, and large collections of them have been formed. (See “Sake in Japan’s Arts and Crafts” by F. Karel Wiest, Arts of Asia, November/December 1980.) Condition is excellent. Overall dimensions: 11” high, 6” bottom diameter. | ||||||||||
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