Seto ware tea caddy "Hitorine," named by Kobori Enshû (1579–1647) / Seto Shinbei
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- Accession Number
- 1954/1.532A&B
- Title
- Seto ware tea caddy "Hitorine," named by Kobori Enshû (1579–1647)
- Artist
- Seto Shinbei
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- late 16th century - early 17th century
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with mottled brown glaze, ivory lid
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1600-1647
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Chubu (region)
- Gifu-ken (prefecture)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Chubu (region)
- Creation Place 4
- Gifu-ken (prefecture)
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
- Dimensions
- 7.6 cm x 6 cm x 6 cm (3 in. x 2 3/8 in. x 2 3/8 in.)
- Century
- 17th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Primary Object Type
- tea caddy
- Secondary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Physical Description
- Small, brown, thinly potted container with ivory lid. It has a short neck and round shoulder; The dark glaze is randomly applied from shoulder to the middle of the body. The part at the bottom is unglazed. The bottom has no foot and unglazed. The lid is concaved from the rim toward the center knob.
- Subject Matter
- The container is used for storing tea powder in tea ceremony. Tea master Kobori Enshû named it "Hitorine" or "Sleeping alone," a name adopted from a poem possibly composed by Enshû with allusion to a classic poem by Heian court poet and painter Fujiwara Takanobu (1142-1205).
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- tooth components
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1914 x 2393
- File Size
- 632 KB
- Record
- 1954/1.532A&B
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"Seto ware tea caddy "Hitorine," named by Kobori Enshû (1579–1647); Seto Shinbei." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.532a-amp-amp-sem-b/1954_1_532ab.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 14, 2024.
