Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1111A,B | |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Sake ewer with lid | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. mid to late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Iron; Brass | |
| Description | Cast iron pot for heating sake (rice wine); Rounded base is supported on three very short pointed feet; Lower sides are gently rounded and then rise to a high shoulder with a wide, inward-turned rim; Short, open U-shaped spout extends out from upper sides, just below shoulder; Flat stationary brass handle is attached to shoulder opposite spout and in two places on shoulder just above and to either side of the spout; Flat brass lid has small knob handle in the form of two flowers; Exterior surface of ewer on sides and shoulder are covered with series of very small and closely spaced nipples arranged in perfectly straight diagonal rows, against an ochre-colored background. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 17.2, Max Diam = 15.4, Length = 21.0 | |