Tea set for sencha Chinese tea ceremony, with design of peaches

Details

• Title

  Tea set for sencha Chinese tea ceremony, with design of peaches

• Artist/maker

  Miyagawa Kōzan (1842 - 1916) (potter)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan › Honshū › Kantō › Kanagawa prefecture › Yokohama (place of creation)

• Date

  c. 1915

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with underglaze painting in blue and red

• Object type

  stimulant/narcotic equipment › tea equipment › tea-set

• Dimensions

  each bowl 4.5 x 7.4 cm (height x width)
  water pourer 6.5 x 14 x 5 cm (height x width x depth)
  teapot 9 x 11.2 x 10.5 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  8

• Credit line

  Presented by David and Anne Hyatt King, through The Art Fund, 2014.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 36 | Japan from 1850

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2014.58

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