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The body is of <i>kanshitsu </i>(dry-lacquer) consisting of layers of hemp soaked in lacquer over a mould, each layer being allowed to dry completely before the next is applied, the mould being removed subsequently. The body is covered in brown lacquer imitating glaze-covered Takatori stoneware, complete with a simulated glaze drip, except for the lower part of the body which is left 'unglazed', leaving the simulated ceramic body visible; there is also a rough line around the middle of the jar, suggesting a join in the top and bottom of the clay body of the original clay model.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"lacquer","id":"AAT14916"},{"text":"ivory","id":"AAT11857"},{"text":"hemp","id":"AAT14043"}],"techniques":[{"text":"lacquering","id":"AAT53796"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"<i>Kanshitsu</i> (dry-lacquer) body covered in brown lacquer imitating glazed stoneware with ivory","categories":[{"text":"Lacquerware","id":"THES49004"},{"text":"Containers","id":"THES48972"},{"text":"Drinking","id":"THES48965"},{"text":"Tea, Coffee & Chocolate wares","id":"THES48886"}],"styles":[{"text":"edo period","id":"AAT106643"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"EAS","id":"THES48596"},"images":["2015HN2237","2012FY5906","2012FY5909","2012FY5910","2012FY5911","2012FY5912","2015HN2227"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"45","id":"THES49801"},"free":"","case":"CA006","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"45","id":"THES49801"},"free":"","case":"CA006","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Tea caddy","id":""}],[{"text":"Lid","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Japan","id":"x29399"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1700-1850","earliest":"1700-01-01","latest":"1850-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by the Misses Alexander","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"10.16","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Diameter","value":"7.3","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Tea caddy, brown lacquer imitating glazed stoneware with an ivory lid, Japan, 1700-1850","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"tea caddy","id":"AAT135329"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"<b>Urushi Now: Contemporary Japanese Lacquer</b>\r\nBy varying the way <i>urushi</i> is applied and finished, artists can convincingly replicate the look and feel of other materials – like metal, ceramic, leather and wood – to surprising effect. Only when held does its true nature become clear, revealed by <i>urushi</i>’s unexpected lightness. In the 1700s, the artist Ogawa Haritsu (1663–1747) pioneered this exploration of urushi’s versatility. This type of lacquerware also appeared in tea culture, valued for its playful mimicry of glazed stoneware. 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