Tea Caddy (Chaire)
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573) · 1500s · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Negoro is a lacquer technique, named after the Negoro temple in Japan, in which several layers of red lacquer are applied over a black lacquer undercoating. Through years of handling, a natural surface of red and black random patterns emerges, an aesthetic highly prized by the Japanese.
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Details
- Maker
- Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
- Date
- 1500s
- Medium
- Negoro lacquer on wood
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- Japan
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0