Caption

Tea canister chaire of the mimitsuki type, 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. Tea, chaire vessel, ceramics., A small rounded vessel with a short cylindrical neck and two small stubby handles near the top sits against a plain grey background and is reflected on a glossy surface below; the vessel has a mottled brown surface with darker brown speckles and patches, a rougher darker brown area at the base, and variations of tan and ochre tones across its body.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_435

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Rights managed

Available size

42.4Mb (766.7Kb) / 12.2in x 13.5in / 3653 x 4059 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tea canister chaire mimitsuki type 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 Tea chaire vessel ceramics small rounded vessel short cylindrical neck two small stubby handles near top sits plain grey background reflected glossy surface mottled brown surface darker brown speckles patches rougher darker brown area base variations tan ochre tones across body.