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Apple-Shaped Tea Container, Named “Uji” 

Exhibition information
There are currently no plans to exhibit this artwork at the TNM Collection Exhibitions.

Japanese tea masters prized imported Chinese ceramics for their rarity and craftsmanship. This piece was created in China over 700 years ago and shipped to Japan, where it was repurposed as a container for matcha (powdered green tea). It was later acquired by the businessman and tea master Matsunaga Yasuzaemon (1875–1971), who gifted it to the museum.

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Artist
Period/Century
Southern Song–Yuan dynasty, 13th century
Country/Origin
China
Excavation site
Material
Glazed stoneware
Size
Inscriptions
Donor
Gift of Mr. Matsunaga Yasuzaemon
Collection reference no.
TG-2196
Genre
Asian Ceramics
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