Water Container (Mizusashi)

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Water Container (Mizusashi)

18th century

Artist/maker unknown, Japanese

This mizusashi references the practice of using wooden well buckets as water containers in the tea ceremony, a practice credited to the tea master Takeno Joo (1502–1555).

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Object Details

Title:

Water Container (Mizusashi)

Date:

18th century

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Japanese

Medium:

Glazed stoneware (Seto ware); lacquered wood lid

Dimensions:

7 7/16 x 6 1/2 inches (18.9 x 16.5 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Purchased with Museum funds, 1928

Accession Number:

1928-114-11a,b

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

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