Tea caddy, or natsume, with pine trees and bamboo

Details

• Title

  Tea caddy, or natsume, with pine trees and bamboo

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan › Honshū › Kyōto prefecture › Kyoto (place of creation)

• Date

  18th century (1701 - 1800)

• Material and technique

  earthenware, with overglaze enamels and gold; wooden lid, with carved decoration

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › earthenware;

  processed material › enamel;

  processed material › metal › gold;

  organic › vegetal › wood

• Technique index

  glazed;

  covered › coated › enamelled;

  carved

• Object type

  stimulant/narcotic equipment › tea equipment › tea-caddy

• Dimensions

  with lid 8.5 cm (height)
  without lid 7.8 cm (height)
  6.6 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Presented, 2008.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2008.74

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