Tea caddy with a blueish black glaze

anonymous, anonymous, c. 1610 - c. 1620

Tea caddy. Japan, north Kyûshû. Late 17th century. Stoneware, Takatori ware. Westendorp bequest.

  • Artwork typechaire, stoftheebus
  • Object numberAK-MAK-760
  • Dimensionsheight 11 cm, height 10.2 cm, diameter 3.3 cm, diameter 6.5 cm, diameter 4.6 cm, height 1.4 cm x diameter 3.3 cm
  • Physical characteristicssteengoed met een blauwzwart glazuur en ivoren deksel

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Tea caddy with a blueish black glaze

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-760

  • Description

    Stoftheebus of chaire van steengoed met een ivoren deksel, gedeeltelijk bedekt met een blauwzwart en wit glazuur. Het onderste deel van de bus is ongeglazuurd. Oud label aan de binnenzijde met 'Satsuma'. Satsuma.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    label: ‘Satsuma’

Creation

  • Creation

    • potter: anonymous, Japan
    • potter: anonymous, Satsuma

  • Dating

    c. 1610 - c. 1620

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    steengoed met een blauwzwart glazuur en ivoren deksel

  • Dimensions

    • height 11 cm
    • height 10.2 cm
    • diameter 3.3 cm
    • diameter 6.5 cm
    • diameter 4.6 cm
    • height 1.4 cm x diameter 3.3 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Westendorp-Osieck bequest, 1968)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection of Herman Karel Westendorp (1868-1941), Amsterdam, 1941;{Note RMA.} his widow Betsy Westendorp-Osieck (1880-1968), Amsterdam, by whom bequeathed to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1968;{note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

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