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Turned wooden bottle. The body is shallow and wide, with a long narrow stem. Outer surface covered in black and some red lacquer and decoration achieved by engraving in horizontal bands. Around the body a hunting scene is engraved including a peacock, two dogs and three deer. Most of the motifs have then been painted in a beige colour. Similar elements appear on the shoulder and neck of the bottle. Other bands are of scrolling floral elements.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
