Tea caddy, late 16th century, Unknown Japanese, 4 × 2 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. ( × × cm), Seto ware; stoneware with iron-rich glaze; ivory lid, Japan, 16th century, This tea caddy (a vessel for powdered tea), with its short neck, rounded rim, and sharply angled shoulder, was modeled on Chinese examples first brought to Japan in the 1300s. However, it differs from more precisely crafted Chinese prototypes in important ways that are in keeping with the prevailing wabi (imperfect or rustic) aesthetic of Japan’s tea culture in the late 1500s.

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