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A GREEN- AND BROWN-GLAZED SETO WARE TEA CADDY (CHAIRE), EDO PERIOD Japan, c. 18th to early 19th century. Boldly modeled in a cylindrical form with a short, straight neck and a circular mouth. The exterior, with irregular incisions and a roughly textured surface, enveloped in an attractive interplay of moss-green and cedar-brown glaze, exhibiting a sheen, unctuous feel overall. The caddy fitted with a circular ivory lid set on a wooden base, centered with a knop finial. Provenance: From The Sam and Myrna Myers Collection, Paris, France. Acquired between circa 1965-2012. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing-inherent irregularities. Expected traces of use to the interior. The ivory cover with a small loss, visibly repaired. Weight: 257.2 g Dimensions: Height 11.3 cm Chaire is the Japanese term used to denote tea caddies, ordinarily of ceramic, employed for the storage of thick tea during the ritualized Japanese tea ceremony. Introduced to Japan in the thirteenth century, the most esteemed chaire were produced in Southern Song and Yuan China, reflecting a cultivated fascination with the exoticism and cultural prestige of Chinese ceramics. Chaire are customarily enclosed in a bag, or ‘shifuku’, fashioned from exquisitely refined materials such as high-quality silk, gold brocade, damask, or the striped silk known as ‘kantou’, imported from China, and presented in the tearoom. From the Momoyama period, indigenous production of chaire emerged in Japanese kilns. Literature comparison: Compare a closely related earthenware tea caddy (chaire), Edo period, 19th century, 8.4 cm high, in the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, accession number F1900.88a-b. Compare a related Ko-Seto ware tea caddy (chaire), Momoyama period, late 16th century, 9.2 cm high, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 29.100.646. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s London, 15 October 2014, lot 17 Price: GBP 2,000 or approx. EUR 3,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A Takatori tea caddy (chaire), Edo period, 17th century Expert remark: Compare the related form and color of the glaze. Note the slightly smaller size (10 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s London, 9 November 2011, lot 80 Price: GBP 2,000 or approx. EUR 4,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A Seto ware tea caddy (chaire), Edo period, 17th-18th century Expert remark: Compare the related form and color of the glaze. Note the slightly smaller size (9.8 cm).