Water Jar
ca. 1979 (made)
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Lid for portable water container for the tea ceremony. Wood, decorated in black and gold lacquer.
The lid, which projects beyond the sides, consists of two semicircular pices, cut so as to meet in a lap joint and with an area at each side cut away to accommodate the handle-supports. The underside is cut away round the edge to hold the lid on the container.
Twenty-one blades of tokusa grass in thickish gold hiramakie rise from the lower band on one side of the container, at different angles, some crossing over others, and two of them project beyond the upper band on the back four further blades (2 crossing) on the right eleven blades (2 crossing). Seventeen similar tokusa blades project from one side of the lid and four of them continue on to the other half of the lid.
The lid, which projects beyond the sides, consists of two semicircular pices, cut so as to meet in a lap joint and with an area at each side cut away to accommodate the handle-supports. The underside is cut away round the edge to hold the lid on the container.
Twenty-one blades of tokusa grass in thickish gold hiramakie rise from the lower band on one side of the container, at different angles, some crossing over others, and two of them project beyond the upper band on the back four further blades (2 crossing) on the right eleven blades (2 crossing). Seventeen similar tokusa blades project from one side of the lid and four of them continue on to the other half of the lid.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lacquered wood, decorated in black lacquer and gold hiramakie lacquer. |
| Brief description | Jar for water for the tea ceremony. Japan, modern crafts, studio, lacquer |
| Physical description | Lid for portable water container for the tea ceremony. Wood, decorated in black and gold lacquer. The lid, which projects beyond the sides, consists of two semicircular pices, cut so as to meet in a lap joint and with an area at each side cut away to accommodate the handle-supports. The underside is cut away round the edge to hold the lid on the container. Twenty-one blades of tokusa grass in thickish gold hiramakie rise from the lower band on one side of the container, at different angles, some crossing over others, and two of them project beyond the upper band on the back four further blades (2 crossing) on the right eleven blades (2 crossing). Seventeen similar tokusa blades project from one side of the lid and four of them continue on to the other half of the lid. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Scratched mark on base 'MUTSU'. |
| Production | Biographical reference: 'Kyonuri no shinzui: Suzuki Mutsumi shitsugei ten' Takashimaya Department Store (Tokyo,1979): 'Modern Japanese Lacquer Art: A Family of Kyoto Craftsmen', V&A (London,1981). |
| Bibliographic reference | 'Kyonuri no shinzui: Suzuki Mutsumi shitsugei ten', Takashimaya Department Store (Tokyo,1979), Pl. 13: 'Modern Japanese Lacquer Art: A Family of Kyoto Craftsmen', V&A (London,1981), no. 15 and poster: 'Japanese Art and Design', V&A (London, 1986), p.219.
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| Accession number | FE.14B-1982 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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