Medama Oyaji teacup

NameTea Cup

Maker Sachiho Toda

CultureJapanese

Date1988

Place madeSakaiminato, Totori Prefecture, Japan, East Asia, Asia

MediumCeramic, glaze

Dimensions3 15/16 × 3 9/16 × 3 15/16 in. (10 × 9 × 10 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2018.70.2

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value (economic concept)

Object numberFA.2018.70.2

ProvenancePurchased by curator while on research trip in Japan, 7/5/2018-8/1/2018.

DescriptionThis tea cup is glazed in black, white, red and pink. The overall shape is a bell curve, with a small lipped base. There is an eyeball with a red iris and a tiny body climibing into the cup on the upper lip. On the outside of the cup there is a white ghost encompassing the cup with a black ground. The inside of the cup is covered with a mottled pinkish red glaze and has black semicircles in the bottom.