COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1988.56.a-b
AMICA Library Year:
2002
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality:
Japan, Muromachi Period (1392-1573)
Creator Name-CRT:
Japan, Muromachi Period (1392-1573)
Title:
Tea Caddy (Chaire)
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
1500s
Creation Start Date:
1500
Creation End Date:
1599
Materials and Techniques:
Negoro lacquer on wood
Classification Term:
Lacquer
Dimensions:
Diameter: 11cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1988.56.a
ID Number:
1988.56.b
Credit Line:
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Provenance:
(London Gallery, Ltd.)
Context:
Negoro is a lacquer technique (named after the Negoro temple in Japan) in which several layers of red lacquer are applied over a black lacquer undercoating. Through years of handling, a natural surface of red and black random patterns results.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.AM20020819.tif
