A JAPANESE GOURD SAKE FLASK
A JAPANESE GOURD SAKE FLASK
Edo period, formed from a natural double gourd, the ovoid lower lobe beneath a slender waist and a smaller irregular upper lobe, the skin polished to a deep russet brown and mottled throughout in black, the waist bound with a plaited olive silk cord with tasselled ends. 30cm long
A JAPANESE GOURD SAKE FLASK
Edo period, formed from a natural double gourd, the ovoid lower lobe beneath a slender waist and a smaller irregular upper lobe, the skin polished to a deep russet brown and mottled throughout in black, the waist bound with a plaited olive silk cord with tasselled ends. 30cm long
