Teapot

Museum number:
9-6451a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21096451a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.1879 and Acc.1892
Description:
Tea kettle with lid. a) kettle: iron-copper alloy; flared scalloped bottom; raised cloud dragon around sides; brass handle; overall height 14.5 cm. b) lid: brass with ball-shaped knob; diameter 6.5 cm. Kettle used to sit exclusively on a hibachi. The flared edge holds the kettle on the rim on the hibachi. Probably a tea ceremony kettle.
Donor:
Margaret T. Schoonover and Michael J. Harner
Collection place:
Japan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons, Teapots (pots), and Teapots (serving vessels)
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Teapot, accession number 9-6451a,b, described as Tea kettle with lid. a) kettle: iron-copper alloy; flared scalloped bottom; raised cloud dragon around sides; brass handle; overall height 14.5 cm. b) lid: brass with ball-shaped knob; diameter 6.5 cm. Kettle used to sit exclusively on a hibachi. The flared edge holds the kettle on the rim on the hibachi. Probably a tea ceremony kettle.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Teapot, accession number 9-6451a,b, described as Tea kettle with lid. a) kettle: iron-copper alloy; flared scalloped bottom; raised cloud dragon around sides; brass handle; overall height 14.5 cm. b) lid: brass with ball-shaped knob; diameter 6.5 cm. Kettle used to sit exclusively on a hibachi. The flared edge holds the kettle on the rim on the hibachi. Probably a tea ceremony kettle.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Teapot, accession number 9-6451a,b, described as Tea kettle with lid. a) kettle: iron-copper alloy; flared scalloped bottom; raised cloud dragon around sides; brass handle; overall height 14.5 cm. b) lid: brass with ball-shaped knob; diameter 6.5 cm. Kettle used to sit exclusively on a hibachi. The flared edge holds the kettle on the rim on the hibachi. Probably a tea ceremony kettle.

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