Curator Tour | Reasons to Gather: Japanese Tea Practice Unwrapped

Explore the world of Japanese tea by joining curator Sol Jung for an exclusive tour of .

This exhibition presents eleven historic tea utensils and accessories, including ceramics, hanging scrolls, boxes, and wrapping cloths. These objects tell a story of exchange across Asia to Japanese tea rooms, where they accumulated significance over generations of use. Drawn from the Kinsey Chanoyu Collection, Reasons to Gather illuminates the art of preparing and drinking tea.

Please meet at gallery 8 for the tour. We recommend you register in advance.

Image: Tea caddy, named Sakai Kokatatsuki, with red lacquer tray and scroll, China, Yuan dynasty, 1279–1368, brown stoneware with black iron glaze and ivory lid; lacquer; paper and silk, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Collection, Gift of Gregory Kinsey, Kinsey Chanoyu Collection, in honor of Louise Cort and in appreciation of her years of scholarship in support of Chanoyu education in the U.S., F2021.3.5.1a–gg–3a–e

Host or Publisher Freer and Sackler Galleries