Tea Caddy in Marutsubo (round pot) shape
CultureJapanese
Date18th century
MediumGlazed stoneware with ivory lid (Zeze ware)
DimensionsPart (body): 2 1/2 × 3 1/4 inches (6.35 × 8.26 cm)
Part (lid): 1/2 × 1 3/4 inches (1.27 × 4.45 cm)
Part (lid): 1/2 × 1 3/4 inches (1.27 × 4.45 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sadajiro Yamanaka
Object number33-10/22.A,B
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DescriptionMarutsubo-shape caddy. Squat, globular, jar-shaped tea caddy of fawn gray clay with lustrous reddish brown underglaze and speckles of gray. Has incised band on body. With a lid
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