Tea caddy and lid

Museum number:
9-9486a,b
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2405
Description:
a) tea caddy; porcelain with yellow ochre glaze; recessed top; b) ivory lid with incised peach and branch; inscription on top of lid; inscription: “mitzugetsu”; to hold powdered tea used for tea ceremony
Donor:
University Art Museum (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Japan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Porcelain (visual works)
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Loans:
S1993-1994 #6: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (September 13, 1993–February 4, 1994)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Tea caddy and lid, accession number 9-9486a,b, described as a) tea caddy; porcelain with yellow ochre glaze; recessed top; b) ivory lid with incised peach and branch; inscription on top of lid; inscription: “mitzugetsu”; to hold powdered tea used for tea ceremony
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tea caddy and lid, accession number 9-9486a,b, described as a) tea caddy; porcelain with yellow ochre glaze; recessed top; b) ivory lid with incised peach and branch; inscription on top of lid; inscription: “mitzugetsu”; to hold powdered tea used for tea ceremony

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