Rintei

Camellias and tea-utensil box (Seika: Tsubaki to chabako)

Maker

Rintei (Japanese, 19th century)
Unknown Maker, Japanese

Culture

Japanese

Title

Camellias and tea-utensil box (Seika: Tsubaki to chabako)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1820s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Image: 19.7 x 16.7 cm (7 3/4 x 6 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left: #48/[iIllegible]; verso, bottom center:99.5/99.10; in a later hand verso, bottom left:[Shunman][text and poems] Poems by [first character trimmed] Kamon?; Murasaki Imon; Yayoi Hinamaru

Signature: Rintei | sealed lower right

Seals: Artist's seal | Rintei | lower right

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.386

Type

Exhibition History

Samurai At Leisure
Nov 26, 2019 – May 24, 2020

Label copy

Rintei’s still-life depiction of a flower arrangement and a lacquered tea-utensil box aptly conveys some of the implements essential to the tea ceremony. Avidly pursued by members of the warrior class, the ritual of tea fostered the appreciation and collection of related objects made in diverse materials, such as the ceramics

across the room. Decorated with landscape scenes, the lacquer box is a portable set that would have held tea bowls, tea caddies, and other tea-making equipment, including the bamboo tea scoop lying beside it. The hanging vase of blue and white porcelain with a blossoming camellia adds to the aesthetics of the assemblage.

Feathers, Flowers, Talons and Fangs
Power and Serenity in Japanese Nature Prints
Feb 02, 2007 – Jun 10, 2007

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Rintei (Japanese, 19th century)
Unknown Maker, Japanese
Camellias and tea-utensil box (Seika: Tsubaki to chabako), 1820s
Polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishments
Image: 19.7 x 16.7 cm (7 3/4 x 6 9/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.386

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