Minneapolis Institute of Art

Tobacco tray with wave design [one of a pair]

Kamisaka Sekka

Date

1920s–1930s

Medium

Lacquer on wood, glazed ceramic, and bamboo

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

This simple tobacco set would be placed as a courtesy in the covered seating area outside of a tea house. The trays are sparsely decorated with rolling waves rendered as sketches of silver against a black ground. The set was regularly used, as evidenced by the light underpinnings of red showing through where the black overcoat has worn away, and the remnants of tobacco ash in the celadon ceramic jar. Japan, Asia

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