Dish in the Shape of an Arrow's Fletching

Dish in the Shape of an Arrow's Fletching

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Originally part of a larger set, these dishes would have been used during the informal meal (kaiseki) before the formal part of the tea ceremony.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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