LACMA

ShopMembershipMyLACMATickets
LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
info@lacma.org
(323) 857-6000
Sign up to receive emails
Subscribe
© Museum Associates 2026
  • About LACMA
  • Jobs
  • Building LACMA
  • Host An Event
  • Unframed
  • Press
  • FAQs
  • Log in to MyLACMA
  • Privacy Policy
© Museum Associates 2026
Collections

Unknown
Sake Bottlelate 16th century

Not on view
Unglazed ceramic bottle with large egg-shaped body and slender neck, heavily weathered russet surface with ochre mineral deposits and a white-glazed rim

Unknown, Sake Bottle, late 16th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of James D. and Veronica H. Roorda, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Sake Bottle
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 16th century
Period
Muromachi period (1392-1573) or Azuchi-Momoyama period (1573-1603)
Medium
Bizen ware; stoneware with naturally occurring ash glaze
Dimensions
9 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (23.81 x 13.97 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of James D. and Veronica H. Roorda
Accession Number
M.2003.199.8
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Japanese Art