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Medium:
Stoneware with iron glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 4.5 × 11 cm (1 3/4 × 4 5/16 in)
Style:
Satsuma ware, Ryumonji kilns
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Ryumonji kilns, Kajiki, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan
Date:
18th-19th century
Period:
Edo period
Description:
Temmoku-style tea bowl. Squared foot trimmed in spiral.
Clay: hard, vibrant. Dark gray on interior, dark matte brown on surface.
Glaze: brilliant mahogany-brown, splashed with copper-brown, speckled with yellow.
Provenance:
To 1899
Yamanaka & Company, to 1899 [1]
From 1899 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1899 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Pottery List, L. 640, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.
[2] See note 1.
[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Previous custodian or owner:
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Ryumonji ware  Search this
Satsuma ware  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
tea  Search this
Japan  Search this
stoneware  Search this
brown and black glaze  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1899.39
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3c7f58403-e87c-4e3a-a92e-348d8923b604
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1899.39