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Gourds

Sake bottle

Sake bottle

Catalogue no:

54677

Botanical classification:

CUCURBITACEAE Lagenaria vulgaris

Donor:

J.G. Dagleish

Donor date:

1927

Geographical origin:

Japan

 

This sake bottle from Japan is made of a gourd and beautifully painted with golden frogs. It was used to hold sake, Japanese rice wine.

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