teapot with lid; white plastic; a - pot; b - lid; diamond pattern on pot sides; green tea (o-cha) is sold individually on trains and platforms. Lid serves as cup; teabag is immersed in hot water; disposable. Have almost entirely replaced old earthenware train teapots, also disposable. These are not seen much any more. Many exported to U.S. e.g. to Cost Plus. Plastic pots vary from station to station.
Donor:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Japan
Collector:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Earthenware, Teapots (pots), and Teapots (serving vessels)