Tea caddy, nejinuki type, named Ariake

Object Details

• Description

  Hard, grayish stoneware tea caddy (nejinuki chaire) with iron and ash glazes, reticulated sides. Lustrous blackish-red iron glaze with a well-fused splash of greenish-yellow ash glaze.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Mind Over Matter: Zen in Medieval Japan (March 5, 2022 - July 24, 2022)

• Origin

  Seto, Aichi prefecture, Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Gregory Kinsey, Kinsey Chanoyu Collection. Presented in honor of Dr. Frank Feltens, in appreciation of his work in accessioning this collection.

• Type

  Vessel

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• Place

  Aichi prefecture, Japan, Seto

• Topic

  Art, The Kinsey Chanoyu Collection, Ivory, Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868), Japanese Art, Tea ceremony, Ceramics, Seto ware

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)