Apothecary's Bottle
1670s
Maker Unknown
Japanese Art
Apothecary's Bottle, 1670s. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868). Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze color enamels (Hizen ware, Arita type); overall: 51 cm (20 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. James J. Rorimer in memory of Maurice Rohrheimer 1971.169
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze color enamels (Hizen ware, Arita type)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 51 cm (20 1/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: on bottom: "IC" (probably stands for Joannes Camphuys, 1634-1695).
- Departments
- Japanese Art
- Accession Number
- 1971.169
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. James J. Rorimer in memory of Maurice Rohrheimer
- Exhibitions
- The Porcelain Connection, Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen, "Art for Collectors," CMA 1971.<br>"Year in Review 1971," CMA 1972.<br><br>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 236); April 19, 2013 - December 24, 2013
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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