Tea caddy of Hirosawa type, named Matsugae

Medium
Stoneware with iron and ash glazes
Style
Seto ware
Dimensions
H x Diam (tea caddy overall): 7 × 6.3 cm (2 3/4 × 2 1/2 in) Diam (tea caddy foot): 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in) Diam (tea caddy mouth): 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in) Diam (tea caddy mouth interior): 2.1 cm (13/16 in)
Geography
Japan, Seto
Credit Line
Gift of Gregory Kinsey, Kinsey Chanoyu Collection, in honor of Igari Hideo and Igari Shigeko, Enshu-ryu Chanoyu practitioners of Yokohama, Japan.
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F2021.3.2a-bb
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Container
Type

Tea caddy

Keywords
Japan, Seto ware, stoneware, The Kinsey Chanoyu Collection
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
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