a) tea caddy; porcelain w/cobalt blue underglaze design of geese, rock and flora; b) lid; porcelain w/cobalt blue underglaze; butterfly and flora; inscription inside lid; overall ht. a,b 8.2 cm.; c) pouch; green silk w/square inverted dragon motif; blue plaid lining; drawstring
Donor:
University Art Museum (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan att.
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
before 1968
Materials:
Glaze (coating by location), Porcelain (material), and Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons and Porcelain (visual works)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1968
Context of use:
to hold powdered tea used in tea ceremony
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
a,b— height 8.2 centimeters
Comment:
Entered by Rachel Marks 6/2/06
Loans:
S1993-1994 #6: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (September 13, 1993–February 4, 1994)