Caption

Tea canister chaire of the mimitsuki type; gift; Japanese; Edo 1603–1868 / Meiji 1868–1912; 19th century; Seto, Owari, Japan. Brown container with two handles and a lid in a navy blue brocade bag silk. Dark brown, porous wheel-thrown clay; light brown glaze with rough air bubble cracks; plastic handles. Vessel; height 6.3 cm, diameter 5 cm., A rounded ceramic vessel with a short cylindrical neck and two small knob-like handles near the rim sits centered against a smooth gray background; the vessel shows a textured, mottled surface in shades of brown, tan, and dark brown with some darker patches and speckling, and a darker, rougher band around the base; the top interior appears brown and the vessel casts a faint reflection on the glossy surface below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_432

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.4Mb (544.6Kb) / 12.2in x 13.5in / 3653 x 4059 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tea canister chaire mimitsuki type gift Japanese Edo 1603–1868 Meiji 1868–1912 19th century Seto Owari Japan Brown container two handles lid navy blue brocade bag silk Dark brown porous wheel-thrown clay light brown glaze rough air bubble cracks plastic handles Vessel height 6.3 cm diameter 5 cm rounded ceramic vessel short cylindrical neck two small knob- handles near rim sits centered smooth gray background vessel textured mottled surface shades brown tan dark brown darker patches speckling darker rougher band base top interior vessel casts faint reflection glossy surface .