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The tea ceremony requires a variety of implements, including teabowls, whisks, tea caddies, and the like. The tea set seen here, contained in a wood box (called a chabako) is portable, used by tea masters when they travel to teach or host a gathering.
A group of contemporary Japanese artists created this ensemble of pieces, including the box itself. They have each signed the lid of the outer storage box, which is on display.
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| Titles: | Traveling Tea Set (Chabako) |
| Date: | 2012 |
| Artists: | Mari Iwabuchi (Japanese, born 1970) , and Hayashi Hiroshi (Japanese, born 1967) , and Nishizuka Shigemitsu (Sottaku) (Japanese, born 1959) , and Takashi Tanaka (Japanese, born 1970) , and Kunio Watanabe (Japanese, born 1967) , and Saeda Makoto (Japanese, born 1973) , and Yuko Shinozuka (Japanese, born 1968) , and Shiina Isamu (Japanese, born 1968) , and Seigo Maeda (Japanese, born 1968) , and Yuichi Chiba (Japanese, born 1971) , and Hatayama Kazue (Japanese, active late 20th century–early 21st century) |
| Medium: | Lacquered chestnut wood, ceramic inlay, bamboo, stoneware, porcelain, cloth |
| Dimensions: | 5 7/8 x 6 3/8 x 8 1/2 inches (14.9 x 16.2 x 21.6 cm) |
| Classification: | Tools/Equipment |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Makiko and Noritaka Maki, 2012 |
| Accession Number: | 2012-127-1a,b--12 |
| Geography: | Made in Japan, Asia |
| Context: | Period: Heisei Period (1989-2019) |
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