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Tea Ceremony Vessel Japan early 19th century The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore Question Match the image with the appropriate descriptive statement about cultural function. Responses This simple yet elegant artifact was used in ritual Japanese tea ceremonies. This simple yet elegant artifact was used in ritual Japanese tea ceremonies. - no response given Inscribed with letters that read “Thou art mighty forever, oh Lord,” this small English artifact would be used by the wearer during a private prayer or devotion. Inscribed with letters that read “Thou art mighty forever, oh Lord,” this small English artifact would be used by the wearer during a private prayer or devotion. - no response given Likely used in rituals to drive out demons, the surface of this eighteenth century Tibetan artifact is richly adorned with images of the ruin of evil spirits. Likely used in rituals to drive out demons, the surface of this eighteenth century Tibetan artifact is richly adorned with images of the ruin of evil spirits. - no response given This carving of a vulture sitting atop a scowling figure was likely used by a shaman (an intermediary between the physical and spiritual world) in Columbian rituals.

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The appropriate descriptive statement for the early 19th-century Japanese tea ceremony vessel from The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore is:

"This simple yet elegant artifact was used in ritual Japanese tea ceremonies."

The other statements pertain to different cultural artifacts and are not applicable to the Japanese tea ceremony vessel.