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| Keywords: Japanese - Tea Caddy - Walters 491176.jpg This is an example of Seto ware The Seto region became a center for the production of utilitarian wares Potters drew inspiration from Chinese ceramics including green celadon porcelains and dark brown tenmoku wares The earliest Seto ceramics may have evolved from failed attempts to reproduce Chinese celadons Later Seto wares were given a brown iron glaze and fired at high temperatures to create glossy surfaces early Other date century 19 Edo stoneware with wood-ash and iron glazes ivory lid cm 9 8 accession number 49 1176 13902 William T / Henry Walters Collection Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T or Henry Walters place of origin Japan Walters Art Museum license Japanese ceramics in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Seto ware Wood-fired glaze Chaire | ||||
