Portable tea set in Rikyu-style (Rikyu-gata chabako)

Object Details

• Description

  Boxed portable tea set (chabako) in Rikyu style, a paulownia wood box; contents include tea bowl with pine motif, a powdered tea holder, tea scoops, candy holder, tea whisk holder, silk bags to store implements, etc.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  The Kinsey Chanoyu Collection, Gift of Gregory Kinsey

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1900s, 1970s

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

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

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)