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AB 782.17

Miss Kyoto

  • AB 782.28 Tea Ceremony Booklet
  • AB 782 u.1-5
  • AB 782 s Sensu
  • AB 782 o Higasa
  • AB 782.9 Miniature Chest
  • AB 782.25 Doll Purse
  • AB 782.18 Teapot
  • AB 782.13 Hair Ornament
  • AB 782.11 Zori
  • AB 782.8 Chest
  • AB 782.17 Tea Caddy
  • AB 782.6 and AB 782.7 Bonbori Lamps
  • AB 782.24 Otedama
  • AB 782.14 Tea Set & AB 782.15 Bamboo Container
  • AB 782.12 Miss Kyoto's Geta
  • AB 782.10 Mirror and Case
  • AB 782.5 Trunk
  • AB 782.19 Hibachi Set
  • AB 782.23 Toy Lamb
  • AB 782.1 Miss Kyoto (front)
What is it?
Tea Caddy
What is it made of?
Tin/Paint
Where is it from?
Japan
When was it made?
1927
Object ID
AB 782.17
Description

This tea canister is one of the Miss Kyoto doll accessories. The tea caddy is made of tin, and has a body and a lid. The caddy is black and painted with an image in gold, red, and green of a woman picking tea, with a village and Mt. Fuji in the background. There is an inscription in Japanese painted in gold to the right of Mt. Fuji.

Credit
Donated by the Committee on World Friendship Among Children, 1928
AB 782.17 Tea Caddy