Lacquered trays for use with daisu and kaiseki meal

Object Details

• Description

  Three round, black lacquered trays to be used with daisu (utensil stand) during tea procedures: shiny black lacquered tray with mother-of-pearl inlay; black lacquered tray with prominent wood grain visible through lacquer.

• Provenance

  To 1985

  Masudaya, Akasaka, Tokyo [1]

  From 1985 to 2019

  Gregory Kinsey, Lynn Haven, FL, purchased from Masudaya on June 3, 1985 [2]

  From 2019

  Freer Study Collection, gift of Gregory Kinsey, Lynn Haven, FL [3]

  Notes:

  [1] See purchase receipt, object file, Collections Management.

  [2] See note 1.

  [3] See Deed of Gift, object file, Collections Management.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Gregory Kinsey

  Masudaya 益田屋

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  The Kinsey Chanoyu Collection, Gift of Gregory Kinsey

• Type

  Container

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  2010s, 1980s

• Name

  Kinsey, Louis Gregory, Masudaya

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

  Art, The Kinsey Chanoyu Collection, Japanese Art, Lacquer, Tea ceremony

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Containers