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Mid- 18th century

Sake Bottle

Artist/maker unknown

The combination of decorations on this bottle--pine, bamboo (take), and prunus (ume)--is known as the "Three Friends of Winter (sho-chiku-bai)" a popular motif in Japanese art.

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Artist/maker unknown, Sake Bottle, Mid- 18th century | Philadelphia Museum of Art