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Untitled (Mount Fuji Teapot)

Untitled (Mount Fuji Teapot)

n.d.

Unidentified Maker (Japanese)

Decorative Arts
— Ceramic
"Tea taste" used in tea ceremony, dented and pinched by hand on body to achieve "imperfection". Glazed in a greyish ash green color with Mt. Fuji painted by hand in black ink. A short poem, also painted in black ink, reads, "Mountain has to be Fuji, and tea has to be Shizuoka." (Shizuoka is a perfecture where production of tea and view of Moutain Fuji are both famous in Japan). Also features twig and wire handle on top.
Earthenware with calligraphy
Object Dimensions: 4 3/4 in. dia: 2 3/8 in.
Japanese
The Dana King Gatchell Teapot Collection, donated by the College of Human Sciences, Auburn University
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