Arrow Vase

1736-1795 (Qing dynasty (1644-1911))

14.3 cm 27.1 cm

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An arrow vase is a type of vessel used for the drinking game "Touhu". Participants attempt to throw arrows into the multiple tubular cylinders attached on the elongated neck. This decorative vase adapts the shape of the arrow vase but was likely not used for games. Reproductio...

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William T. or Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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