杢目金茶器|Wood-Grain Metal Tea Caddy (Chaki)
Object type: Tea caddy
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Reiwa (2019–present)
Artist: Sako Ryuhei 佐故龍平
Artist bio: Japanese, born 1976
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 2020
Medium: Silver, copper, copper and silver alloy (shibuichi), and copper and arsenic alloy (kuromidō)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit line: Gift of Hayashi Kaoru, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary, 2020
Accession year: 2020