Set of Six Side Dishes (Mukōzuke) for Tea Gathering Meal (Cha-kaiseki)
These vessels are mukōzuke, dishes placed on the far side of guests’ trays during a cha-kaiseki meal, before whisked green tea is prepared. As shown in the photo at right, they typically hold vinegared foods, dressed vegetables, or sashimi, complementing the rice and soup bowls positioned closer to the diner. The shape of these side dishes was inspired by imported European wine glasses, and they bear geometric and stylized motifs finished with a copper-green glaze.
Artwork Details
- 織部四方筒向付 6口
- Title: Set of Six Side Dishes (Mukōzuke) for Tea Gathering Meal (Cha-kaiseki)
- Period: Momoyama period (1573–1615)
- Date: early 17th century
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Stoneware with white slip and iron brown under transparent glaze and copper-green glaze (Mino ware, Oribe Yashichida type)
- Dimensions: H. 4 in. (10.2 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); D. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
- Object Number: 1975.268.442
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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