Apothecary's Bottle
Unknown Artist
1670s
Medium
porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze color enamels (Hizen ware, Arita type)
Dimensions
h. 51 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mrs. James J. Rorimer in memory of Maurice Rohrheimer
Accession Number
1971.169
About this artwork
The decoration of this white porcelain bottle was achieved through a multistep process. First, some decorative elements, like the deep blue forms, were applied with glaze and then fired. Enamels were brushed on to achieve the bright colors. This bottle was probably in the collection of Johannes Camphuys (1634-1695), who was in charge of the Dutch residential island of Deshima in Nagasaki harbor.