GOURD-SHAPED BOTTLE, porcelain with overglaze enamels and gilt ({{kinrande}})

Date1	Ming dynasty
Date2	16th century
Kiln	Jingdezhen ware
Height (cm)	38.8
Mouth Diameter (cm)	3.2～3.5
Maximum Diameter (cm)	17.2
Weight (g)	2,180
Collection	The ATAKA Collection
Credit Line	The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka (gift of SUMITOMO Group, the ATAKA Collection), photograph by 〓（Please credit the name of the photographer which is indicated at the bottom left of each image）
Accession No.	00565
Description	The beveled surface of this gourd-shaped bottle was divided into twelve horizontal decorative bands, each filled with a decoration in red, yellow and green enamels. The red section was……… Earliest known gilt decoration on ceramics is the yong funerary figurines of the Northern Dynasties period (386-581 AD) and such technique has been practiced since then. In the Ming dynasty, gilt decoration was especially produced in large numbers during the Jiajing reign. Those wares were known in Japan as kinrande (gold brocade-type ware), highly prized by many Japanese tea masters and treasured through many generations.