Caption

Tea canister chaire of the mimitsuki type. Brown container with two handles and a lid in a navy blue brocade bag silk. Dark brown, porous clay, wheel-thrown; light brown glaze with rough air bubble cracks; plastic handles. 19th century late Edo–Meiji period, Owari, Japan. Vessel; height 6.3 cm, diameter 5 cm., A small fabric pouch with a patterned woven surface in deep blue and metallic gold tones, showing a floral and scrolling motif, is pictured against a neutral gray background; the pouch is slightly open at the top revealing a glimpse of a brown ceramic object inside and a small portion of an off-white rim, and a braided cord in muted purple emerges from the opening and loops at the top, with the pouch resting on a reflective surface that mirrors its colors and shapes.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A21_422

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49.8Mb (1.4Mb) / 13.5in x 14.3in / 4062 x 4287 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tea canister chaire mimitsuki type Brown container two handles lid navy blue brocade bag silk Dark brown porous clay wheel-thrown light brown glaze rough air bubble cracks plastic handles 19th century late Edo–Meiji period Owari Japan Vessel height 6.3 cm diameter 5 cm small fabric pouch patterned woven surface deep blue metallic gold tones showing floral scrolling motif pictured neutral gray background pouch slightly open top revealing glimpse brown ceramic object inside small portion off-white rim braided cord muted purple emerges opening loops top pouch resting reflective surface mirrors colors shapes.