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Catalog Data

Medium:
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
Dimensions:
W: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in)
Style:
Arita ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Hyakken kiln site, Yamauchi, Saga prefecture, Japan
Date:
1610-1660
Period:
Edo period
Description:
Small plate, rim fragment.
Clay: porcelain. Very grey.
Glaze: clear with greyish tint.
Decoration: in cobalt pigment under the glaze. Iron-oxide (brown) on the lip and banded floral design around the rim.
Mark: none.
Collection:
Freer Study Collection
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Arita ware  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
Japan  Search this
porcelain  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of John A. Pope
Accession Number:
FSC-P-1267
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
See more items in:
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/ye3f70048b9-9dcb-4b4a-9bbd-c7732e5aa1d8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-1267