Tea caddy, late 16th - early 17th century
Unknown Japaneseexpand_more
Seto ware; glazed stoneware; ivory lidexpand_more
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundationexpand_more 2015.79.321a-e
Not on Viewexpand_more
瀬戸 Seto ware; Potters active in the regions of Seto and Mino in central Japan produced tea caddies in great numbers in imitation of imported Chinese examples. By the 1500s, however, Japanese potters began to stray from accepted Chinese forms. While this caddy still reflects the overall katatsuki (straight shoulder) style, the gentle ripples of the surface more readily suggest the potter’s touch, in contrast to more precisely geometric Chinese examples.
Details
- Title
- Tea caddy
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.79.321a-e
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Murase, Art through a Lifetime, no. 656
- Curator Approved
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