Title: Tea Caddy
Object type: Tea caddy
Date: early 17th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Momoyama period (1573–1615)
Medium: Sprinkled gold lacquer
Dimensions: H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); Diam. 3/14 in. (0.5 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY