花入 gourd-shaped hanaire (flower container), unknown maker from Japan

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花入 gourd-shaped hanaire (flower container)
花入 gourd-shaped hanaire (flower container)
花入 gourd-shaped hanaire (flower container)
Meiji period (1868–1912)
花入 gourd-shaped hanaire (flower container) , Meiji period (1868–1912)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: glaze; porcelain
Dimensions:
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 30 x 14 cm
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 11 13/16 x 5 1/2 in
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1928.1642
Not on display
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Teaching Gallery Label: "The Tea Ceremony," Apr-2014, Kris Imants Ercums Flower vases were also placed in the tokonoma during tea gatherings, displaying simple arrangements of flowers and branches in accordance with the seasons. This display is intended to remind the guest of the transient nature of life. Archive Label 2003: Actual gourds served as canteens for sake and water. This vessel in porcelain replicates a double gourd whose shape was said to represent heaven and earth. It was also a Daoist belief, adopted in Japan, that magical forces grew and became stronger in tightly-contained vessels.