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Lidded box
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Lidded box

Date20th century
Maker Kawai Kanjiro Japanese, 1890 - 1966
Label TextKawai Kanjiro was a close associate of Yanagi’s and an early member of the Mingei movement. Mostly working with ceramics, he emphasized some of the core components of Mingei theory: simple designs and functionality of the work.
Object number98.53.3
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Exceptionally Ordinary: Mingei 1920-2020, Dec. 14, 2019 - Sept. 6, 2021.
Credit LineGift of Frances and Thomas Blakemore
Dimensions4 3/16 x 3 1/8 in. (10.6 x 8 cm) Overall h.: 6.5 cm .a H.: 2 1/4 in. .b H.: 1/2 in.
MediumStoneware with cobalt blue underglaze and iron-brown underglaze wash
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Rectangular vase
Kawai Kanjiro
20th century
Object number: 98.53.2
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Plate with decoration
Vietnamese
ca.1500
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Tea bowl
Kawai Kanjirō
ca. 1950
Object number: 2023.11.126
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Tea caddy
Kawai Kanjirō
ca. 1951
Object number: 2023.11.127.a-b
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Covered box
Kawai Kanjiro
ca. 1950
Object number: 92.47.64
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Double gourd sake bottle
Japanese
early 19th century
Object number: 56.285
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Sake bottle
Japanese
18th century
Object number: 98.53.5
Dish with floral decoration
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Vietnamese
15th century
Object number: 69.146
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Covered box
Thai
15th-16th century
Object number: 92.17
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
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Vietnamese
late 15th to early 16th century
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Chinese
1522-1566
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late 18th - early 19th century
Object number: 64.100