Water Cooler (Yuzamashi)

ca. 1900 (Meiji period (1868-1912))

10.3 cm 4.5 cm 8.3 cm

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A water cooler (yuzamashi), such as this example, is used to bring boiled water to an ideal temperature for pouring into a teapot where tea leaves are steeped.

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Purchased by John and Caroline Williams, Baltimore, 1947 [1]; given to Walters Art Museum, 2019.[1] from shop in Toyko, Japan
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