Artist:

Style of Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743)  Search this

Kyoto workshop, Kenzan style  Search this

Medium:

Earthenware with iron pigment and enamel under transparent lead glaze

Dimensions:

H x W: 1.9 x 19.1 cm (3/4 x 7 1/2 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan

Date:

late 18th to early 19th century

Period:

Edo period

Description:

Square plate with planed surface (kanname-zara).

Clay: earthenware: soft, dense, buff-gray.

Glaze: lead glaze: creamy-gray, crackled in brown. Well worn.

Decoration: in green and brownish-black enamels under glaze. Design of bamboo.

Signatures:

Kenzan, written in iron pigment on base.

Provenance:

To 1911

Sato, Nagasaki, to 1911 [1]

From 1911 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Sato in 1911 [2]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2190, 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

Exhibition History:

The Potter's Brush: The Kenzan Style in Japanese Ceramics (December 9, 2001 to October 27, 2002)

Previous custodian or owner:

Sato (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

ceramic  Search this

Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this

Japan  Search this

earthenware  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1911.403

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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EDAN-URL:

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