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Tea Caddy with Ivory Lid
(Japan and Korea )
Takatori ceramics such as this one, named for the mountain at whose base the kilns were founded, are characterized by poured glaze decoration. The glaze extends only partway down the side of this tea caddy, leaving the roughened surface of the unglazed stoneware exposed. This approach reflects the Japanese appreciation for that which is not fully “finished.”
Provenance
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Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H with lid: 3 13/16 × Diam: 2 11/16 in. (9.7 × 6.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
49.1193