Within the tea world there are stunning gardens, contemplative tea rooms, seasonal flowers, delicious foods, and varied tea vessels made of bamboo, lacquer, glass and most often clay. It’s the latter material that is the most varied and used in the Way of Tea throughout its long history. How contemporary ceramic artists are adapting their tea wares to the present day is the theme of a remarkable exhibition now showing at the Musee Tomo, Tokyo, and titled “The Musee Tomo Prize, Contemporary Ceramics for the Tea Ceremony: Free Creativity and Atypical Usage.”
Contemporary ceramics update the tea ceremony
Contemporary ceramics update the tea ceremony
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Sorry, but I just can’t wrap my head around this stunning piece. What on earth is it?
The article that I linked to on the exhibit says the title is “Floating Water Container.” My best guess is that it is a mizusashi (fresh water container) that contains cold water used to clean the tea bowl and refill the kama (hot water container) at the end of a tea ceremony.