Sake vessel (Heishi)

Japan

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Ritual sake bottles, made in pairs, were used in Shinto shrines for offerings to the kami. Most of these sake vessels are Negoro lacquers associated with the Negoro-dera Temple in Wakayama Prefecture. Turned on a lathe in pieces and then assembled, each is set on an upright, splayed base and features a tapered body, rounded shoulders, and neck rising to a rounded lip. A black-lacquer underlayer shows through the red outer layer in random patches due to use.

Sake vessel (Heishi), Wood with black and red lacquer layers (Negoro ware), Japan

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Sake vessel (Heishi), Wood with black and red lacquer layers (Negoro ware), Japan
Sake vessel (Heishi), Wood with black and red lacquer layers (Negoro ware), Japan
Sake vessel (Heishi), Wood with black and red lacquer layers (Negoro ware), Japan

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