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And Naturally Ripens into Fruit
Hanging scroll with five large calligraphic kanji characters. The lower right contains further text and orangish read seals. The background brocade on which it is mounted is green and gold and has a floral design. Two strips of other material lie across the top and bottom of the white material on which teh calligraphy is painted. These strips also have a floral design and a light gold/yellow background.
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Scholars in a Thatched Hut Under an Old Tree
The painting has a large tree in the forground, behind which is positioned a small hut which has two figures seated inside. Behind the hut are mountains and a small path disappearing in the distance on the bottom left of the image. 
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Tall narrow-necked bottle with oil spot glaze
Tenmoku ware bottle with 'oilspot glaze',egg shaped base and long, narrow, cylinder neck.
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Hirado ware water jar (mizusashi)
This white porcelain jar has the design of six Chinese sages and an attendant boy with blue underglaze in delicate brushwork. One sage is reading a book, while another is listening. The attendant boy is standing next to the sage with a book. Other four sages are looking at a long hand scroll. Some sages hold staffs on their hands. One sage has a string instrument. The jar has a broad shoulder and an inverted mouth, where the lid is placed. The knob of the lid is in a shape of a reclining boy (unpainted), surrounded by books, hanging scrolls, a cane, and a fan, which are painted with blue underglaze. It also has a shallow foot.
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Raku style gray tea bowl
Deep, thick-walled gray teabowl with intentionally unever lip and body texture that brings out a range of gray tones in the glaze.
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Tea container (natsume)
Cylindrical container with a detachable lid. The container and lid are painted black with black and gold bamboo designs on the exterior and gold splatters on the interior. 
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Tea scoop (chashaku)

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Tea whisks (five)

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Incense Container in the Shape of a Plum Flower
Incense container in the shape of a plum blossom. The container consists of two halves opening horizontally, with the top of the container being very textured with a pattern of ridges. The container is bi-colored, with a whitish gray and reddish orange coloring.
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Tea scoop (chashaku)

Accession Number
TC2006.7.1

Title
Tea scoop (chashaku)

Artist(s)
Fukumoto Sekiō

Object Creation Date
circa 2000

Medium & Support
bamboo

Dimensions
7 1/2 x 1/2 in. (19.05 x 1.27 cm);2 x 9 7/8 x 2 1/4 in. (5.08 x 25.08 x 5.72 cm)

Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Primary Object Type
tea service

Collection Area
Asian

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3 Related Resources
CRC Classroom Resource: Art Books 
(Part of: CRC Classroom Resources)
Consumables
(Part of: Exchange and Influence on Global Trade Routes)

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