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Tea caddy: C.138 & A-1934

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown

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Description

Stoneware tea caddy of katatsuki (square-shouldered) form, with everted rim. Thrown, turned, altered and faceted. Covered with a red-brown glaze with streaked black splashes. Indented ring half round at quarter height, and cut mark near base. Ivory lid.

Notes

History note: Unknown before Frank Brangwyn, RA

Legal notes

Purchased with the Glaisher Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 9.1 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Seto ⪼ Japan

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1934-09-20) by Brangwyn, Frank

Dating

17th Century or earlier
Edo period or earlier
Circa 1600 CE - Circa 1699 CE

Components of the work

Rim Diameter 4.4 cm
Tea Caddy Diameter 6.7 cm
Base Diameter 6 cm

Materials used in production

Glaze
Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Altered and faceted
Turning
Throwing
Glazing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: potter's mark
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Incised
  • Type: Maker's mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.138 & A-1934
Primary reference Number: 71893
Brangwyn number: BJ.26
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 July 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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