Tea container (shiki matsuba chūnatsume)

Object Details

• Artist

  Akira

• Description

  Cylindrical wood and lacquer tea caddy (natsume) in medium size, convex lid and squared shoulders narrowing slightly from mid-point toward base, black glossy lacquer on exterior with pine-needles rendered in gold. Base marked in red lacquer with artist's signature "Akira".

  Box contains inscriptions and seal.

• Signatures

  "Akira."

  "Akira."

• Marks

  Seal.

• Inscriptions

  Inscription.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Origin

  Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan

• Credit Line

  The Kinsey Chanoyu Collection, Gift of Gregory Kinsey

• Type

  Container

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• Date

  1980s

• Name

  Akira

• Place

  Wajima, Japan, Ishikawa prefecture

• Topic

  Art, Showa era (1926 - 1989), The Kinsey Chanoyu Collection, Japanese Art, Lacquer, Tea ceremony

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Containers