Joined-wood freshwater container (tsurube mizusashi)

Maker(s)
Artist: Ichise Kohee (born 1972)
Historical period(s)
Heisei era, ca. 2003
Medium
Japanese cypress wood (hinoki), iron nails
Dimensions
H x W x D (assembled): 20.3 Ɨ 21.3 Ɨ 21.3 cm (8 Ɨ 8 3/8 Ɨ 8 3/8 in)
Geography
Japan, Kyoto
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Accession Number
S2013.11a-c
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Container, Natural Material
Type

Freshwater container (tsurube mizusashi)

Keywords
Heisei era (1989 - present), Japan, storage container, tea ceremony
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Published References
  • Louise Allison Cort. Early Modern Merchants as Collectors. Abingdon, Oxon England, 12/19/2016. p. 51, fig. 3.2.
Collection Area(s)
Contemporary Art, Japanese Art
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