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 brocade silk bag; dark brown porous wheel-thrown clay with light brown glaze showing rough air-bubble cracks; plastic handles; Owari, Japan; vessel; height 6.3 cm, diameter 5 cm., A small fabric pouch with a drawstring sits on a smooth reflective surface; the pouch is primarily deep blue with an ornate woven pattern in a gold tone, and it has a braided drawstring that is a muted purple color; the pouch opening reveals a glimpse of a round, off-white object inside and the interior lining appears dark brown; the reflection of the pouch and drawstring is visible on the grayish surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_424

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42.4Mb (1.1Mb) / 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 brocade silk bag dark brown porous wheel-thrown clay light brown glaze showing rough air-bubble cracks plastic handles Owari Japan vessel height 6.3 cm diameter 5 cm small fabric pouch drawstring sits smooth reflective surface pouch primarily deep blue ornate woven pattern gold tone braided drawstring muted purple color pouch opening reveals glimpse round off-white object inside interior lining dark brown reflection drawstring visible grayish surface beneath .