Lidded tea jar, or chaire, of tapering form

Details

• Title

  Lidded tea jar, or chaire, of tapering form

• Associated place

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

• Date

  18th century (1701 - 1800)

• Material and technique

  stoneware, thrown, with green glaze; ivory lid

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › stoneware;

  organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory

• Technique index

  thrown;

  glazed

• Object type

  miscellaneous equipment › lid;

  container › vessel › jar › tea-jar

• Dimensions

  with lid 7.5 cm (height)
  without lid 7.1 cm (height)
  5 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1968.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1968.20

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