Physical Object / Tea caddy for thin tea with koma design

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Title: Tea caddy for thin tea with koma design
Creator: Unknown
Contributing Institution: California State University, Sacramento Library
Collection: Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
Rights Information: Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description: The distinctive koma design used for this natsume is of Southeast Asian origin. The design has a long history of use in Japan. The Japanese name for the pattern likens it to a spinning top.
Type: physical object
Format: 2 3/4""h x 2 1/2"" dia
Wood, lacquer
Identifier: 2005.05.0088
46
Case 1, Shelf 2
314.cpd
http://csus.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/teaware/id/313
Subject: Natsume
Japanese tea ceremony
Tea making paraphernalia
Tea caddies
Relation: Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection

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