Tea masters in Japan adored Chinese containers like this and used them to hold incense. The simple yet vibrant patterns in red would have given the tea room a lively accent.
Large Dish with a Landscape and Deer
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 12
December 3, 2024 (Tue)–
May 25, 2025 (Sun)
Vase with a Fish
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 10
November 26, 2024 (Tue)–
May 25, 2025 (Sun)
Tea Bowl, Named "Uraku Ido"
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 4
October 8, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun)
Apple-Shaped Tea Caddy, Named “Uji”
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 4
October 8, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun)
Large Vase with Peonies
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
October 1, 2024 (Tue)–
February 2, 2025 (Sun)
Dish with Lotus Flowers
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
August 27, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun)
Jar with a Dragon
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
August 27, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun)
Large Dish with a Lotus Bouquet
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
August 27, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun)
Large Dish with the Daoist Immortal Magu
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
August 27, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun)
Dish with a Plum Tree, Porcelain with famille rose enamel ("falangcai")
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
August 27, 2024 (Tue)–
December 22, 2024 (Sun)