Spirit keg in the shape of a Dutchman sitting astride a barrel, Porcelain gin jar, painted in underglaze blue. The jug is in the shape of a jolly Dutch man sitting on a barrel, holding a bottle in his raised left hand and a glass in his other hand. The head is separate from the body and serves as a cap, on the head a feathered hat. A hole has been made in the front for the brass tap. The barrel rests on a pedestal with European style volute ornaments, the pedestal is decorated with leaf vines. Blue White., anonymous, Japan (possibly), c. 1750, Edo-period (1600-1868), porcelain (material), glaze, cobalt (mineral), vitrification, h 34 cm × w 19 cm × d 12.9 cm
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Spirit keg, shape, Dutchman sitting astride, barrel, Porcelain gin jar, painted, underglaze blue, jug, jolly Dutch man sitting, holding, bottle, raised left hand, glass, hand, head, separate, body, serves, cap, feathered hat, hole, front, brass tap, barrel rests, pedestal, European style volute ornaments, decorated, leaf vines, Blue White, Japan, c, 1750, Edo-period, 1600-1868, porcelain, material, glaze, cobalt, mineral, vitrification
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