Caption

Tea canister chaire of the mimitsuki type, Seto; Japanese, Edo 1603–1868 / Meiji 1868–1912, 19th century; brown container with two handles and a lid in a navy blue silk brocade bag; dark brown porous wheel-thrown clay with light brown glaze showing rough air-bubble cracks; plastic handles; height 6.3 cm, diameter 5 cm; Owari, Japan., A fabric pouch with a blue background patterned in gold sits open, revealing a light-colored circular lid and a glimpse of a brown rounded object inside; the pouch has braided drawstring cords in a purple tone that form a knot and hang down, and the pouch interior appears darker, while the overall scene rests against a neutral gray surface and background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_420

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Rights managed

Available size

42.4Mb (1.6Mb) / 12.2in x 13.5in / 3653 x 4059 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tea canister chaire mimitsuki type Seto Japanese Edo 1603–1868 Meiji 1868–1912 19th century brown container two handles lid navy blue silk brocade bag dark brown porous wheel-thrown clay light brown glaze showing rough air-bubble cracks plastic handles height 6.3 cm diameter 5 cm Owari Japan fabric pouch blue background patterned gold sits open revealing light-colored circular lid glimpse brown rounded object inside pouch braided drawstring cords purple tone form knot hang down pouch interior darker scene rests neutral gray surface background.