Portable tea set (chabako) named Setsugekka

Red lacquered chabako named Setsugekka that bears the cipher of Sen Soshitsu XIV, Tantansai (1893-1964). Accompanying accessories include black raku teabowl, Bizen teabowl, black lacquered natsume, nodate tea whisk, black bamboo tea scoop and holder, kobukusa with Setsugekka patterns, silk pouches in Tantansai-preferred patterns, etc.

Maker(s)
Artist: Hiki Ikkan XIV (Japan, 1894-1977)
Historical period(s)
Showa era, early 20th-mid 20th century
Medium
Wood, lacquer, ceramic, bamboo, metal, silk
Dimensions
H x W x D (red tamenuri chabako and lid): 11.8 × 18.3 × 12.7 cm (4 5/8 × 7 3/16 × 5 in) H x W x D (outer wooden storage box and lid): 18 × 21.5 × 16 cm (7 1/16 × 8 7/16 × 6 5/16 in) H x W x D (wood storage box (and lid) for accessories): 23 × 23 × 23 cm (9 1/16 × 9 1/16 × 9 1/16 in)
Geography
Japan
Credit Line
The Kinsey Chanoyu Collection, Gift of Gregory Kinsey
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection
Accession Number
FSC-L-68.1a-d-17a-b
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Lacquer
Type

Tea set

Keywords
Japan, Showa era (1926 - 1989), tea ceremony, The Kinsey Chanoyu Collection
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Red lacquered chabako named Setsugekka that bears the cipher of Sen Soshitsu XIV, Tantansai (1893-1964). Accompanying accessories include black raku teabowl, Bizen teabowl, black lacquered natsume, nodate tea whisk, black bamboo tea scoop and holder, kobukusa with Setsugekka patterns, silk pouches in Tantansai-preferred patterns, etc.

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
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