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Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). <em>Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi)</em>, ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 79.178.4a-b_view01_PS11.jpg)
Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi), ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 79.178.4a-b_view01_PS11.jpg)
Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). <em>Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi)</em>, ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 79.178.4a-b_view01_PS11.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi), ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 79.178.4a-b_view01_PS11.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). <em>Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi)</em>, ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 79.178.4a-b_bw.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi), ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 79.178.4a-b_bw.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). <em>Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi)</em>, ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 79.178.4a-b_view02_PS11.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi), ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 79.178.4a-b_view02_PS11.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). <em>Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi)</em>, ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.79.178.4a-b_view08.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi), ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.79.178.4a-b_view08.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). <em>Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi)</em>, ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.79.178.4a-b_view01.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi), ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.79.178.4a-b_view01.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). <em>Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi)</em>, ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 79.178.4a-b_view03_PS11.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi), ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 79.178.4a-b_view03_PS11.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). <em>Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi)</em>, ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.79.178.4a-b_view02.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi), ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.79.178.4a-b_view02.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). <em>Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi)</em>, ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 79.178.4a-b_view04_PS11.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi), ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 79.178.4a-b_view04_PS11.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). <em>Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi)</em>, ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.79.178.4a-b_view03.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi), ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.79.178.4a-b_view03.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). <em>Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi)</em>, ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.79.178.4a-b_view04.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi), ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.79.178.4a-b_view04.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). <em>Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi)</em>, ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.79.178.4a-b_view05.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi), ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.79.178.4a-b_view05.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). <em>Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi)</em>, ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.79.178.4a-b_view06.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi), ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.79.178.4a-b_view06.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). <em>Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi)</em>, ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.79.178.4a-b_view07.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi), ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.79.178.4a-b_view07.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). <em>Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi)</em>, ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.79.178.4a-b_view09.jpg)

Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi), ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.79.178.4a-b_view09.jpg)

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Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi)

Kawakita Handeishi

Asian Art

ARTIST Kawakita Handeishi, Japanese, 1878–1963
MEDIUM Clay, glaze, wood box
  • Place Made: Japan
    • DATES ca. 1960
    PERIOD Showa Period
    DIMENSIONS 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Asian Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 79.178.4a-b
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi), ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 79.178.4a-b_view01_PS11.jpg)
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    Kawakita Handeishi (Japanese, 1878–1963). <em>Tea Ceremony Fresh Water Jar and Storage Box (Mizusashi)</em>, ca. 1960. Clay, glaze, wood box, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sidney B. Cardozo, Jr., 79.178.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 79.178.4a-b_view01_PS11.jpg)

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