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Side-handled teapot (kyusu) with water cooler (yusamashi) and five cups (meiwan)
Sencha Set (tea set)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Sencha Set (tea set)

Artist Otagaki Rengetsu 太田垣蓮月 (Japanese, 1791 - 1875)
Date19th century
Place of originJapan
MediumGlazed ceramic
Dimensionsside-handled teapot: 2 5/16 x 4 5/16 x 4 in. (5.9 x 11 x 10.2 cm)
water cooler: 1 9/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 15/16 in. (4 x 8 x 7.5 cm)
cups: 1 5/8 x 2 9/16 x 2 3/16 in. (4.2 x 6.5 x 5.5 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by the Robert H. and Kathleen M. Axline Acquisition Endowment
Object number2008.14.3
Collections
Visual DescriptionSide-handled teapot (kyusu) with water cooler (yusamashi) and five cups (meiwan)
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