Bamboo Tea Bowl
Artifact ID1983.00005.01
Object Type
Bowl, Tea
Gifter
Yasuhiro Nakasone
Date
20th Century
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions3 × 5 in. (7.6 × 12.7 cm)
Physical DescriptionA ceramic cobalt blue tea bowl with a gold bamboo design along the exterior edges. It was handcrafted by a fourth-generation Makuzu Master and designed by Senso Soshitsu.Historical Note(仙叟 宗室) Sen Sōshitsu is a traditional name taken on by a series of tea masters of the Urasenke family.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was a gift from a foreign official to First Lady Nancy Reagan during the Reagan administration. It was received through the Executive Office of the President Office of Correspondence and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives in January, 1989 for deposit with the Reagan Presidential Library.
National Archives Catalog CollectionRecords of the White House Gift Unit (Reagan Administration) (National Archives Identifier 6816362) and
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from Foreign Officials (National Archives Identifier 6816364)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Possibly
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Country/CultureJapanIn Collection(s)
Exhibition HistoryGifts to the President (2006-2007), Ronald Reagan Presidential Library;
Symbols of Diplomacy (1993-1994), Ronald Reagan Presidential Library