The Art of Tea Ceremony
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Water Jar with Straight Lip, Known as "Shiba no Iori", Shigaraki ware, Hitoeguchi type, Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 4
April 2, 2019 (Tue) - June 16, 2019 (Sun)This gallery highlights the way of tea through its various art works such as paintings and calligraphy, vases, vessels for kaiseki meals, kettles, tea caddies, and tea bowls.
Current exhibit includes:
Water Jar with Straight Lip, Known as "Shiba no Iori", Shigaraki ware, Hitoeguchi type, Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige)
Bag-shaped Waste Water Jar, Copper alloy with lead and tin (sahari), China, Ming dynasty, 15th–16th century (Gift of Mr. Matsunaga Yasuzaemon)
Flower Vase, Design resembling the Noh play Takasago in underglaze blue, Jingdezhen ware, Kosometsuke type, China, Ming dynasty, 17th century
Poem on Shikishi Paper, Attributed to Ono no Tofu, Heian period, 11th century (Important Cultural Property)
Tea Bowl, Totoya type; Known as "Sawarabi", Korea, Joseon dynasty, 16th–17th century (Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige)
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
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| Tea CaddyWeeping cherry design in maki-e lacquer | Edo period, 17th century | Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige H-4321 | On exhibit from April 16, 2019 through April 21, 2019 |