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Hot water is added and the mixture is worked into a viscous suspension with a bamboo whisk. The one bowlful of tea is usually shared by four or five guests. Japanese ceramic tea caddies are small because they are required to hold tea for only one serving.<br><br><b>Place</b><br>The Takatori kilns are located in the northern part Kyushu, the westernmost of Japan's four main islands. They were founded at the beginning of the 17th century and have long been known for their elegant and finely potted tea ceramics.<br><br> <b>Historical Associations</b><br>This tea caddy was one of over 200 Japanese ceramics bought by the V&A after they had been shown at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in the United States in 1876. Some, like this piece, were old, but the majority were new or nearly new. The collection was assembled by the Japanese with funds sent from Britain.","physicalDescription":"Tea caddy, stoneware with iron and ash glazes; ivory lid.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"stoneware","id":"x30197"},{"text":"ivory","id":"AAT11857"}],"techniques":[{"text":"glazed","id":"AAT53914"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Stoneware, with ash and iron glazes, and ivory lid","categories":[{"text":"Ceramics","id":"THES48982"},{"text":"Tea, Coffee & Chocolate wares","id":"THES48886"},{"text":"Stoneware","id":"THES48890"}],"styles":[{"text":"Edo","id":"AAT106643"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"EAS","id":"THES48596"},"images":["2006AM7753"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"125D (VA)","id":"THES49215"},"free":"","case":"CA3","shelf":"","box":"10"},{"current":{"text":"125D (VA)","id":"THES49215"},"free":"","case":"CA3","shelf":"","box":"10"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Tea caddy","id":""}],[{"text":"Lid","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Fukuoka Prefecture","id":"x32228"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"ca. 1650-1800","earliest":"1645-01-01","latest":"1800-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"5.6","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Diameter","value":"6.7","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Dimensions checked: Measured; 12/01/1999 by sf","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Purchased from the Japanese Commissioners for the Philadelphia Exposition of 1876, accessioned in 1877. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Tea caddy, stoneware with iron and ash glazes, with ivory lid; Japan, Takatori ware, Edo period, ca. 1650-1800","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"Augustus Wollaston Franks and M. Shioda, <i>Japanese Pottery</i>. [London]: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1880. 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Such objects had never been seen in Britain before.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["216-1877","216LID-1877"],"accessionNumberNum":"216","accessionNumberPrefix":"","accessionYear":1877,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE","Tea caddy","Lid"],"assets":["2019LR5810","2019LR5114","2019LU3075"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-12","recordCreationDate":"2003-03-27","availableToBook":false}}