Tea Caddy, katatsuki type
Original Language Title肩衝茶入
CultureJapanese
Date16th century
MediumIron-glazed stoneware (Seto type) with ivory lid
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/8 inches (7.94 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sadajiro Yamanaka
Object number33-10/19 A,B
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DescriptionOvoid in form, of dark brown clay, with light brown underglaze, speckled, and a running glaze of dark brown. With a lid.Gallery LabelTea caddies hold the powdered tea used in the tea ceremony. They are considered the most prized of all tea ceremony implements. This square-shouldered type is a rare early example of Seto ware caddies. Made near present-day Nagoya, Seto pottery was the most technically advanced glazed ware in 16th century Japan.
With Mr. Yamanaka Sadajirō, New York, by 1933;
His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1933.
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