A Ceramic Fairytale: Chigusa and the Art of Tea in Japan » Tosa-Mitsuoki

Tosa Mitsuoki, Japanese, 1617–1691: Portrait of Sen no Rikyu?, 1670. Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk. Collection of Jane and Raphael Bernstein.

Tosa Mitsuoki, Japanese, 1617–1691: Portrait of Sen no Rikyu?, 1670. Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk. Collection of Jane and Raphael Bernstein.

Southern Song or Yuan dynasty, probably Guangdong Province, China: Tea-leaf storage jar named Chigusa, shown, left, with mouth cover and ornamental cords, and right, without. Mid-13th– mid-14th cenutry. Stoneware with iron glaze. Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, purchase.

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