Medium:

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions:

Diam: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in)

Style:

Arita ware

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Hirose Mukaigama kiln site, Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan

Date:

1650-1850

Period:

Edo period

Description:

Clay: porcelain.

Glaze: clear with grey green tint. Incised line around the base on exterior. Glazed inside sandy foot.

Decoration: in cobalt pigment under the glaze. Central medaillon with camelia flowering.

Sticker on base.

Marks:

Sticker typed "HIROSE-YAMA."

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-1417

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/ye378280c3b-e9ea-47a4-8145-4287694e8427

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-1417