Cotton presentation textile for a sake bottle. Part of boxed set 1996.17.175 .1

Collection type: Object
Description: Cotton presentation textile for a sake bottle. Part of boxed set 1996.17.175 .1 - .8. [ASh [OPS move] 03/03/2016]
Long description: Cotton presentation textile for a sake bottle. White textile with gold images printed onto the surface. Two of the edges are rolled and stitched and the other two are salvage ends. The images include a sake bottle, a pair of scissors and a chrysanthemum. Part of boxed set 1996.17.175 .1 - .8. [ASh [OPS move] 03/03/2016] The bottles are stored in a wooden box with handwritten characters appearing on the inside and outside of the lid. The box is strapped with a black cotton ribbon (hime). Each bottle is wrapped in its own white cotton textile bag and then covered with another printed white cotton textile.
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan; Kutani
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector John Lowe; PRM source John Lowe
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1970
Date collected: circa 1970
Acquisition information: Donated: 02/1996
Materials and processes: Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Process Woven, Process Printed
Dimensions: Width: max 340 mm, Length: max 318 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1996.17.175.8
Research and responses: For more information concerning the history and making of sake see John Lowe's article, 'The Taste of Sake', Kansai Time Out, October 1986, pp 8, 10.

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