Tea Set with Orchids
c. 1893–1914
Medium
Teapot with set of five teacups; porcelain with underglaze blue
Dimensions
diam. 8.5 cm · height with lid: h. 6.7 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
Accession Number
2022.170
Tags
About this artwork
Although the teapot here is stored in a separate box from the five cups, these six pieces may once have been part of a tea set that included other tools such as a water cooler. The teacups have orchid flowers on both sides in underglaze blue, as well as a blue band inside the footring. The teapot has the same design and a blue band painted around the bottom of the lid’s knob. The cups’ long wood storage box is stamped on the exterior, over the lid and base, with a small red seal reading “Satō.” ...