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, rough air bubble cracks, plastic handles. 19th century Edo period / Meiji period, Japan, Owari. Vessel; height 6.3 cm, diameter 5 cm., A small rounded ceramic vessel with a short cylindrical neck and two small loop handles near the rim sits against a smooth gray background; the vessel has a mottled brown glaze with darker brown spots and speckles, a slightly darker brown rim and handle accents, and an unglazed rougher band of brown at the base, with subtle reflections visible on the surface and a faint reflection of the vessel on the underlying surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_437

License type

Rights managed

Available size

32.3Mb (391.3Kb) / 10.9in x 11.5in / 3267 x 3460 (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 Edo period Meiji period Japan Owari Vessel height 6.3 cm diameter 5 cm small rounded ceramic vessel short cylindrical neck two small loop handles near rim sits smooth gray background vessel mottled brown glaze darker brown spots speckles slightly darker brown rim handle accents unglazed rougher band brown base subtle reflections visible surface faint reflection underlying surface.