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1996.17.41.10

Water bottle of blue and white porcelain with straw bung in a pouch of red silk brocade lined with blue silk. [ASh [OPS move] 03/03/2016]

1996.17.41.10

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Collection type
Object
Description
Water bottle of blue and white porcelain with straw bung in a pouch of red silk brocade lined with blue silk. [ASh [OPS move] 03/03/2016]
Long description
Water bottle of blue and white porcelain with straw bung in a pouch of red silk brocade lined with blue silk. Makers mark in blue paint on the base of the bottle. Part of a travelling tea ceremony set. [ASh [OPS move] 03/03/2016]
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Toyama
Cultural groups
Japanese
Person
Field collector John Lowe
PRM source John Lowe
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1977
Date collected
1977
Acquisition information
Donated: 02/1996
Materials and processes
Material Porcelain Pottery, Material Straw Fibre Plant, Material Silk Textile Animal, Material Pigment, Process Glazed, Process Thrown, Process Painted, Process Woven
Dimensions
Diameter: max 61 mm, Height: max 84 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1996.17.41.10
Research and responses

For a history of the tea ceremony or chanoyu see Donor's typescript catalogue p. 4.

Search terms: Food and Drink, Ritual and Ceremonial, Tea Accessory, Food Accessory, Ceremonial Object, Bottle