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Tea caddy

Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cylindrical dark brown wooden tea caddy with rounded top and bottom. The tea caddy features ridged texture, with rounded top having horizontal grooves and lower body having vertically-grooved texture. A colorful design featuring a red and gold motif with blue outline and dangling pink beads encircles middle. A smaller, blue and gold design with a white interior sits on top. The piece is by Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō).

Artwork Details

Medium
Lacquer
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 600 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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