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1996.17.41.15

Red silk brocade case lined with blue silk. Used for tea bowl 1996.17.41 .12. Part of a travelling tea ceremony set. [ASh [OPS move] 03/03/2016]

1996.17.41.15

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Collection type
Object
Description
Red silk brocade case lined with blue silk. Used for tea bowl 1996.17.41 .12. 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 Silk Textile Animal, Process Brocaded Woven
Dimensions
Height: max 108 mm laid flat, Length: max 87 mm laid flat
Object numbers
Accession number: 1996.17.41.15
Research and responses

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

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

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