Tea Caddy
CultureJapanese
Dateca. 1750
MediumKi-Seto ware
DimensionsPart (body): 3 1/8 × 2 1/2 inches (7.94 × 6.35 cm)
Part (lid): 1/2 × 1 1/4 inches (1.27 × 3.18 cm)
Part (lid): 1/2 × 1 1/4 inches (1.27 × 3.18 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sadajiro Yamanaka
Object number33-10/21.A,B
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DescriptionA jar-shaped tea caddy of fawn clay covered with a creamy white finely crackled glaze with splashes of light brown. With a lid.
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