hair oil container

Circular ceramic pot for hair oil, with a painted floral design on the shoulder. The design is divided into four large petal shapes, outlined in black on a natural ground. On each is a smaller floral design in red, with green leaves based on the camellia (tsuba-ki) flower. Hair oil is made from this flower. There are smaller blue petal tips between the four large petals, and a red border completing the shoulder decoration. The lower part of the pot is made of natural clay, with a clear glaze. If there was a stopper, it is missing.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
15.60
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 57 mm x 91 mm x 91 mm x 88.9 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
clay; paint; glaze
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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