Large Tea Bowl with New Year Kadomatsu and Hanging Decorations (Shōgatsu kadomatsu kakegazari ōburi no chawan)
1877
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1877
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Large Tea Bowl with New Year Kadomatsu and Hanging Decorations (Shōgatsu kadomatsu kakegazari ōburi no chawan) is a 1877 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a painted tea bowl with bright colors. On the outside, you see two tall pine trees wrapped in yellow cloth at the base, like a gift. Between them hangs a red paper lantern with a few small white crosses drawn on it. The background has green leaves and a light blue sky, while the rim of the bowl has black swirls. The yellow cloth around the pine trees is a nod to New Year traditions in Japan. These setups, called *kadomatsu*, welcome good luck for the year ahead. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more objects like this one.
A large tea bowl from 1877 features New Year kadomatsu and hanging decorations, reflecting traditional Japanese motifs. It was acquired in 1905 from Miss Mary Dresser, alongside a group of objects, having previously belonged to Christopher Dresser. The piece is part of a collection recorded in the Register of Drawings.
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