Water ladle, Japan, About 1979
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
About 1979
Water ladle in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number FE.47:5-1981), made in Japan, dated About 1979. The museum's brief description reads: Water ladle, hishaku, from a set of utensils for the tea ceremony. Japan, MODERN CRAFTS, TEA CEREMONY. Museum description: Part of a pair of two water-ladles (hishaku), bamboo. Each formed from a section of bamboo (the node forming the base) cut with a crescent-shaped hole into which is inserted the end of a handle, formed from a length of split bamboo. Each ladle has a cardboard box. The museum records it as Bamboo section with split bamboo handle., measuring Height 41.0 cm; Width 6.5 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bamboo
- Dimensions
- Height 41.0 cm; Width 6.5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Bamboo section with split bamboo handle.
- Place recorded
- Japan
Identification
- Museum object name
- Water ladle
- Museum object number
- FE.47:5-1981
- Museum system number
- O23029
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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