Tea Caddy and Lid
17th century-19th century (made)
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Tea caddy, brown stoneware with caramel glaze and partial overlay of matt brown glaze; with bone or ivory lid. Katatsuki shape with very sharp shoulders. Thinly potted in very fine dark clay; throwing lines visible on upper half; low half smooth; single flat knife cut to left of central glaze drip; thread-cutting marks on base. Glaze coverage from inside mouth to 2/3 down exterior.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, thrown, glazed |
| Brief description | Tea caddy, brown stoneware with caramel glaze and partial overlay of matt brown glaze; with bone or ivory lid; possibly Takatori kilns, Japan, 17th-19th century |
| Physical description | Tea caddy, brown stoneware with caramel glaze and partial overlay of matt brown glaze; with bone or ivory lid. Katatsuki shape with very sharp shoulders. Thinly potted in very fine dark clay; throwing lines visible on upper half; low half smooth; single flat knife cut to left of central glaze drip; thread-cutting marks on base. Glaze coverage from inside mouth to 2/3 down exterior. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Mitsuoka, Tadanari et al., eds. Tokai Koshinetsu-Nihon Yakimono Shusei Vol. 2, Heibonsha, 1982, plates pp. 8-19, (especially p. 16), text pp. 94-98. |
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| Accession number | FE.93&A-1982 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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