Tea jar, or chaire

Details

• Title

  Tea jar, or chaire

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

  Asia › Japan › Kyūshū › Satsuma province (place of creation)

• Date

  early 17th century

• Material and technique

  stoneware, with brown glaze; ivory lid

• Object type

  container › vessel › jar › tea-jar;

  miscellaneous equipment › lid

• Dimensions

  9.5 cm (height)
  5.7 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1962.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1962.1

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