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Karatsu ware vase with landscape and false Ming period mark
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Medium:
Stoneware with cobalt decoration under clear glaze; gold lacquer repairs
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 23.1 × 21 cm (9 1/8 × 8 1/4 in)
Style:
Karatsu ware, Kyoyaki type
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Saga prefecture, Japan
Date:
1670-1710
Period:
Edo period
Description:
Vase; ovoid body, tapering, truncated neck. Gold lacquer handles, lip, and repairs.
Clay: hard, dense, grayish.
Glaze: brilliant light fawn, with close brown crackle; splashes of purplish-lilac.
Decoration: in cobalt, under glaze. Landscape and inscription on one side, simpler landscape on other side.
Provenance:
To 1904
Yamanaka & Company, London, to 1904 [1]
From 1904 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1904 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1301, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[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
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landscape
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Edo period (1615 - 1868)
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Japan
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stoneware
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Japanese Art
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lacquer repair
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Karatsu ware, Kyoyaki type
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Charles Lang Freer collection
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Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1904.148
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3cfac4fad-bca2-418a-948f-672331e909a3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1904.148
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