Tea Caddy (Chaire)

Ninsei II Japanese

second half of the 17th century

Not on view

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二代仁清作　茶入
Title: Tea Caddy (Chaire)
Artist: Ninsei II (Japanese, active ca. 1658–1868)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: second half of the 17th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Stoneware with iron and ash glazes (Kyoto ware)
Dimensions: H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Diam. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Object Number: 36.120.602a, b
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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