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The shape and design of the tea caddy suggests that it was originally a small jar, modified by adding the ivory lid. The decoration, a version of the whirl-and-wave pattern, is based on Chinese blue-and-white porcelain.
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Title: Tea Caddy (Chaire)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: first half 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration (perhaps Kyoto ware); ivory lid
Dimensions: H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Diam. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession Number: 91.1.178
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