Tea Caddy
CultureJapanese
DateMuromachi period (1392-1573)
MediumGlazed stoneware (Seto ware) with ivory lid
DimensionsPart (body): 2 1/4 × 3 3/8 inches (5.72 × 8.57 cm)
Part (lid): 1/4 × 2 1/8 inches (0.64 × 5.4 cm)
Part (lid): 1/4 × 2 1/8 inches (0.64 × 5.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sadajiro Yamanaka
Object number33-10/12.A,B
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DescriptionIron wash applied to darken unglazed area to make it appear more "Chinese." A globular shaped tea caddy of drab clay covered with a lustrous light brown glaze with speckles of darker brown. With lid.
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