University of Michigan Museum of Art: Shino ware flask-shaped bottle with bamboo design; Takuo Katô

Accession Number: 1963/2.69
Title: Shino ware flask-shaped bottle with bamboo design
Artist: Takuo Katô
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Artist Life Dates: 1917-2005
Medium and Support: stoneware with white feldspathic glaze and underglaze painting in iron
Object Creation Date: circa 1958
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Period: Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Dimensions: 21 cm x 20 cm x 10.5 cm (8 1/4 in. x 7 7/8 in. x 4 1/8 in.)
Century: Mid-20th century
Physical Description: Flask-shaped bottle with short, narrow neck. Bamboo leaves design in brown color is applied on one shoulder toward the bottom. The porous surface of white glaze shows the orange color of the clay. The spout is narrow and has an elevated rim. The foot is short and glazed.
Subject Matter: The flask bottle is perhaps intended to be displayed by itself, but not for practical use. The bamboo leaves are painted with quick brushstroke.
Primary Keywords: bamboo; bottle; ceramics; flask (bottle)
Secondary Keywords: bottles; bottles by form; containers; containers by form; descriptors; grass (plant material); materials; materials by origin; object genres; object genres by material; objects we use; plant material; vessels
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Shino ware flask-shaped bottle with bamboo design; Takuo Katô