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Photo: Scott Leen
Tea powder container
Photo: Scott Leen

Tea powder container

Datelate 16th century
Object number56.150
Photo CreditPhoto: Scott Leen
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Tea House Gallery Installation", November 26, 2004 - January 30, 2006 Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Japanese Art in The Seattle Art Museum", 1960, (1960) New York, New York, Asia House Galleries, "Tea Taste in Japanese Art", (1963) 1963 Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "From Tea Master To Townsman", October 1, 1987 - October 16, 1988 (10/1/1987 - 10/16/1988)Published ReferencesFuller, Richard E. "Japanese Art in the Seattle Art Museum: An Historical Sketch." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1960 ("Presented in commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and the United States of America"), no. 119 Feddersen, M., "Japanese Decorative Art", 1962, pp 62-63. Lee, Sherman E., "Tea Taste in Japanese Art", New York: Asia House Galleries, 1963. P 30, p.98, No. 19
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions3 1/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 5/16 in (7.9 x 3.8 x 3.4cm)
MediumBizen ware; unglazed stoneware, ivory lid
Photo: Scott Leen
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