Title: Sake Bottle (Tokkuri) in the Shape of an Eggplant
Object type: Bottle
Date: second half 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Stoneware with iridescent iron glaze and rice straw ash (Bairin ware)
Dimensions: H. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm); Diam. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY