Tea Caddy (Chaire)

Medium

Clay covered with glaze (Satsuma ware)

Dimensions

H. 4 in. (10.2 cm); Diam. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Diam. of rim: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Diam. of base: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)

Classification

Ceramics

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891

Accession Number

91.1.146

Rights

Public Domain