Teapot used for the Chinese tea ceremony

Details

• Title

  Teapot used for the Chinese tea ceremony

• Artist/maker

  Aoki Mokubei (1767 - 1833) (potter)

• Associated place

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

• Date

  1st half of the 19th century

• Material and technique

  earthenware, with moulded decoration

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › earthenware

• Technique index

  formed › moulded

• Object type

  container › vessel › pot › teapot;

  miscellaneous equipment › lid

• Dimensions

  with lid 6 cm (height)
  without lid 4.3 cm (height)
  9.1 cm max. (width)
  8.1 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1968.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 37 | Japan 1600 - 1850

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1968.45

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