| schema:description 10 | "digital_description: This flask contained rice wine, or sake. Its wood body was shaped by a lathe before black lacquer was applied to the surface. A red lacquer design of grapevines, an auspicious motif, covers the surface. With their numerous, long-lasting fruits, grapevines traditionally symbolized fertility and longevity in East Asia....(more)" |
| schema:description | "id: 156115" |
| schema:description | "tombstone: Sake Flask, 1500s. Japan, Muromachi Period (1392-1573). Black laquered wood with red lacquer; diameter: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.); overall: 30.5 cm (12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1991.47.1...(more)" |
| schema:description | "wall_description: The grape design painted on these wine flasks reflects the popularity of grapes and wine during the Muromachi period; Japanese Zen clerics enjoyed grapes during this period, and Ichu Tsuzo (1349– 1429) and Saiin Shunsho (1358–1422) wrote poems about their appreciation for other artists’ grape ink paintings. On these wine flasks, the vividly brushed leaves and bunches of grapes suggest that the artisan referred to a particular grape painting....(more)" |
| schema:description | "technique: Black laquered wood with red lacquer" |
| schema:description | "culture: Japan, Muromachi Period (1392-1573)" |
| schema:description | "measurements: Diameter: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.); Overall: 30.5 cm (12 in.)" |
| schema:description | "collection: Japanese Art" |
| schema:description | "type: Lacquer" |
| schema:description | "creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund" |
