Handwarmer (Teaburi)

Place of OriginJapan or China

DateMeiji era (1868-1912), about 1880

DimensionsH (without lid): 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); H (with lid): 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); W: 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); Depth: 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm);
Lid W: 8 7/8 in. (21.9 cm); Lid Depth: 8 7/8 in. (21.9 cm);
(Tiles) W: 8 in. (20.3 cm); Depth: 8 in. (20.3 cm) (sight)

MediumSandalwood (Japan), ceramic (China) and silver mounts (Japan).

ClassificationSculpture

Credit LineGift of Richard R. Silverman in memory of Kurt T. Luckner

Object number

1996.24

Not on View

Label TextDesigned to hold burning charcoal, this handwarmer would have been used during the cold winter months by a member of the Japanese imperial family or a daimyo, a Japanese feudal lord. The blue and white panels are dao gung—ceramics imported from Nanjing, China, made about 1820. They indicate Japan’s shift from isolationist policies to an increasing involvement in global trade during the Meiji Period.