Tea caddy, maru-katatsuki type

Tea caddy (chaire). Ivory cover (not original to this jar).
Clay: hard, pale. gray, stained brown on surface.
Glaze: reddish-brown, with areas of thin black and delicate splashings of yellowish tea-leaf green, running almost to base on one side. Interior unglazed.

Historical period(s)
Edo period, 1620-1650
Medium
Stoneware with iron glaze; ivory lid
Style
Shidoro ware
Dimensions
H x Diam: 11.1 × 7.1 cm (4 3/8 × 2 13/16 in)
Geography
Japan, Shizuoka prefecture, Shidoro kilns
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1900.52a-b
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Tea caddy (maru-katatsuki chaire)

Keywords
brown and black glaze, Edo period (1615 - 1868), Japan, Shidoro ware, stoneware, tea
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Tea caddy (chaire). Ivory cover (not original to this jar).
Clay: hard, pale. gray, stained brown on surface.
Glaze: reddish-brown, with areas of thin black and delicate splashings of yellowish tea-leaf green, running almost to base on one side. Interior unglazed.

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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