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1996.17.40

Tea whisk, bamboo bound at the base with black thread. [ASh [OPS move] 03/03/2016]

1996.17.40

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Collection type
Object
Description
Tea whisk, bamboo bound at the base with black thread. [ASh [OPS move] 03/03/2016]
Long description
Tea whisk, bamboo bound at the base with black thread. Comes with a box that has been broken in all four corners of the lid. Label on the box illustrates how to use the object. [ASh [OPS move] 03/03/2016]
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups
Japanese
Person
Field collector John Lowe
PRM source John Lowe
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1980
Date collected
circa 1980
Acquisition information
Donated: 02/1996
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Carved, Process Moulded, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 115 mm, Width: max 44 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1996.17.40
Research and responses

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

Search terms: Food and Drink, Religion, Tea Accessory, Food Accessory, Stirrer

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