Title: Sake Bottle (Tokkuri) with Chinese Character Meaning “Treasure”
Object type: Wine bottle
Date: late 17th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Hizen ware, Imari type)
Dimensions: H. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm); W. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY