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; light brown glaze with rough air bubble cracks; plastic handles. Height 6.3 cm; diameter 5 cm. Owari, Japan. Function: tea chaire vessel., A small rounded ceramic jar with a short neck and a pair of small stubby handles near the top sits against a plain gray background, the jar surface showing a mottled brown glaze with darker brown spots and irregular patches and a rougher unglazed band near the base, and a smooth pale ivory-colored lid with a small knob rests on the opening; the colors visible include brown, dark brown, ivory, and gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A21_429

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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 rough air bubble cracks plastic handles Height 6.3 cm diameter 5 cm Owari Japan Function tea chaire vessel small rounded ceramic jar short neck pair small stubby handles near top sits plain gray background jar surface showing mottled brown glaze darker brown spots irregular patches rougher unglazed band near base smooth pale ivory-colored lid small knob rests opening colors visible include brown dark brown ivory gray.