Medium:

Brown stoneware with black iron glaze and ivory lid; lacquer; paper and silk

Dimensions:

H x W (tea caddy overall): 6.9 × 4.9 cm (2 11/16 × 1 15/16 in)

H x W x D (red lacquer tray): 15.4 × 17.2 × 2 cm (6 1/16 × 6 3/4 × 13/16 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

China

Date:

1279-1368

Period:

Yuan dynasty

Description:

Stoneware tea caddy (kokatatsuki chaire) with lustrous black iron glaze and accompanied by a red lacquer square tray. Trailing drip of glaze on front of vessel, incised dōhimo line at vessel's medial point.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Reasons to Gather: Japanese Tea Practice Unwrapped (April 12, 2025 to April 26, 2026)

Topic:

lacquer  Search this

ceramic  Search this

ivory  Search this

Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)  Search this

tea  Search this

China  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

tea ceremony  Search this

The Kinsey Chanoyu Collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Gregory Kinsey, Kinsey Chanoyu Collection, in honor of Louise Cort and in appreciation of her years of scholarship in support of Chanoyu education in the U.S.

Accession Number:

F2021.3.5.1a-gg-3a-e

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

On View:

Freer Gallery 08: Reasons to Gather: Japanese Tea Practice Unwrapped

See more items in:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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