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Fresh-water jar in bentwood

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Title	Fresh-water jar in bentwood
Description	The use of bentwood (magemono) for this finely crafted mizusashi is understood to embody a "fading to nothing" - the notion that the container is effectively invisible. Magemono mizusashi are used with utensils of Chinese origin or Japanese wares intended to stand in for them (karamono/karamono utsushi).
Accession Number	2005.05.0078
Creator	Unknown
Date	n.d.
Dimension	6""h x 7 1/4" dia
Material	Cedar
Place of Origin	Japan
Japanese Term	Mizusashi
Style	Bentwood (magemono)
Medium	Artifact
Subject	Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh] Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]
Collection	Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
CONTENTdm file name	250.cpd

Title	_DSC0085
Accession Number	2005.05.0078
Collection	Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
Original file name	_DSC0085.tif
CONTENTdm file name	70522125520072.jp2

Fresh-water jar in bentwood

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