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Source Description
Water supplied from a jar such as the fine Shino-ware vessel (<a href="https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1972.9"><u>CMA 1972.9.a-b</u></a>) was transferred to an iron kettle for boiling as part of the tea ceremony. Former CMA director Sherman Lee described the jagged, broken skirt of this kettle as "attractively damaged," complementing the unobtrusive wispy designs on its rough metal surface. The character of this kettle—worn, coarse, the "perfection" of symmetry destroyed—was cherished by tea masters for its powerful humility.
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149867
label
Kettle with Crane Design (lid)
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object
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149867
contentType
object
title
Kettle with Crane Design (lid)
description
Water supplied from a jar such as the fine Shino-ware vessel (<a href="https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1972.9"><u>CMA 1972.9.a-b</u></a>) was transferred to an iron kettle for boiling as part of the tea ceremony. Former CMA director Sherman Lee described the jagged, broken skirt of this kettle as "attractively damaged," complementing the unobtrusive wispy designs on its rough metal surface. The character of this kettle—worn, coarse, the "perfection" of symmetry destroyed—was cherished by tea masters for its powerful humility.
date
1392–1573
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79931633
genreSpecific
Metalwork
imageCount
1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 30.4 cm (11 15/16 in.); Diameter of mouth: 18.6 cm (7 5/16 in.); Overall: 18.2 cm (7 3/16 in.); with handle: 31.5 cm (12 3/8 in.)
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Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
accession
1980.11.b
Source extras
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iron
tombstone
Kettle with Crane Design (lid), 1392–1573. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Iron; diameter: 30.4 cm (11 15/16 in.); diameter of mouth: 18.6 cm (7 5/16 in.); overall: 18.2 cm (7 3/16 in.); with handle: 31.5 cm (12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1980.11.b
collection
Japanese Art
formerAccessionNumbers
1980.11a
citations
citation
Lee, Sherman E., Michael R. Cunningham, and Ursula Korneitchouk. <em>One Thousand Years of Japanese Art (650-1650): From the Cleveland Museum of Art: Catalogue</em>. New York: Japan Society, 1981.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 60, no. 30
citation
Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1980.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 68, no. 6 (June 1981): 163–219.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 208; Mentioned: p. 219, no. 293
citation
Sŏn, Sŭng-hye. <em>The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011.
page_number
cat. no. 62
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 07:43:40.690000
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149867
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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iron
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1
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