Tea Caddy (chaire)
1600-1632
Physical Qualities
Stoneware with dark brown glaze, ivory cover
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.2012.1
Until the late 16th century, Japan imported tea wares from China and Korea. Seto kilns were the first to make acceptable copies of the imports with high-iron, Chinese-style dark brown glazes. Small jars such as this one were used to store powdered green tea.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore; Claribel or Etta Cone, Baltimore; probably purchased in Japan in 1907 on Cone Family trip
Frances Klapthor, BMA, "An Artist's Fresh Glaze," April 30 - November 4, 2012.
Frances Klapthor, The Baltimore Museum of art, "Across East Asia: China's Cultural & Artistic Legacy," October 30, 2019-December 31, 2023.
Frances Klapthor, The Baltimore Museum of art, "Across East Asia: China's Cultural & Artistic Legacy," October 30, 2019-December 31, 2023.
