Mouth cover and tying cord for tea-leaf storage jar Chigusa

Maker(s)
Artist: Tsuchida Yuko XII (born 1939)
Historical period(s)
Heisei era, 2013
Medium
Silk textile and silk cord
Dimensions
H x W x D (a. mouth cover: ): 16.5 × 29.5 × 29.5 cm (6 1/2 × 11 5/8 × 11 5/8 in)
Geography
Japan, Kyoto
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F2016.22a-d
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Costume and Textile
Type

Mouth cover (kuchioi) and cord

Keywords
Heisei era (1989 - present), Japan, tea, tea ceremony
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Whistler's Neighborhood
Google Cultural Institute
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