Title: Sake Bottle (Tokkuri) in the Shape of an Eggplant
Object type: Water bottle
Date: second half 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Stoneware with iridescent iron glaze and rice straw ash (Bairin ware)
Dimensions: H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); Diam. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY