Sake pourer for marriage ceremony

Made:
1750 in Japan
Gilt-bronze sake pourer, cylindrical vessel with 2 spouts

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Gilt-bronze sake pourer, cylindrical vessel with 2 spouts
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Gilt-bronze sake pourer, cylindrical vessel with 2 spouts, long handle with stand, engraved with crane and leaves, for use at marriage ceremonies, Japanese, 1750

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A66603
Materials:
complete and bronze (copper, tin alloy)
Measurements:
overall: 445 mm x 255 mm x 115 mm, 1.06kg
type:
sake pourers
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)