Curator Tour | Reasons to Gather

Cost: free; Registration in advance recommended

Explore the world of Japanese tea with curator Sol Jung on this exclusive tour of "Reasons to Gather."

This exhibition presents eleven historic tea utensils and accessories that accumulated significance over generations of use at tea gatherings. These ceramics, hanging scrolls, boxes, and wrapping cloths tell a story of exchange from across Asia to Japanese tea rooms.

Please meet at gallery 8 for the tour.

Image credit: Tea caddy, named Sakai Kokatatsuki, with red lacquer tray and scroll; China, Yuan dynasty, 1279–1368; brown stoneware with black iron glaze and ivory lid; lacquer; paper and silk; National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Collection, Gift of Gregory Kinsey, Kinsey Chanoyu Collection, in honor of Louise Cort and in appreciation of her years of scholarship in support of Chanoyu education in the U.S., F2021.3.5.1a–gg–3a–e

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