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Sakyamuni on an Elephant

Artist:
Formerly attributed to Su Hanchen (active early to mid-12th century)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions:
H x W: 189.3 x 81.4 cm (74 1/2 x 32 1/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
16th-17th century
Period:
Ming dynasty
Topic:
Buddhism  Search this
tree  Search this
Buddha  Search this
elephant  Search this
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)  Search this
China  Search this
scepter  Search this
Shakyamuni  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1906.270
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Tea and Conversation: Tracing the Life Histories of Objects

Creator:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2021-05-09T15:42:59.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, Asian  Search this
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Tea bowl with design of Mt. Fuji, possibly by an amateur potter, unknown Raku ware workshop

Medium:
Raku-type earthenware with white slip inlay and Red Raku glaze; repaired with gold lacquer and silver staples
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 8.8 × 15.3 cm (3 7/16 × 6 in)
Style:
Raku ware, unknown workshop
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Possibly Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
Date:
19th century
Period:
Edo period or Meiji era
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Raku ware  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
Meiji era (1868 - 1912)  Search this
tea  Search this
Mount Fuji  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:
F1904.326
Restrictions & Rights:
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Album: Miscellaneous Sketches

Artist:
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D (overall, album closed): 27.8 x 16.8 x 3.8 cm (10 15/16 x 6 5/8 x 1 1/2 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Japan
Date:
Mid-eighteenth century
Period:
Edo period
Topic:
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
Japan  Search this
wave  Search this
gafu  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1904.357
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Welcoming Descent of the Buddha of Infinite Light and Twenty-Five Bodhisattvas

Medium:
Ink, gold, and color on silk
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 158.3 × 161.7 cm (62 5/16 × 63 11/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Japan
Date:
early 14th century
Period:
Kamakura period
Topic:
Buddhism  Search this
bodhisattva  Search this
Kamakura period (1185 - 1333)  Search this
music  Search this
drum  Search this
Amitabha Buddha  Search this
cloud  Search this
flute  Search this
zither  Search this
cymbal  Search this
biwa  Search this
Japan  Search this
halo  Search this
khakkhara  Search this
kakemono  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Pure Land  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1911.475
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Tea bowl, copy of "Kaga Koetsu," unknown Raku ware workshop

Artist:
Style of Hon'ami Koetsu 本阿弥光悦 (1558-1637)  Search this
Medium:
Earthenware with red and white slips brushed under translucent lead glaze, milky where thick; gold lacquer repairs
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 9.6 × 12.9 cm (3 3/4 × 5 1/16 in)
Style:
Raku ware, unknown workshop
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
Date:
19th century
Period:
Edo period
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Raku ware  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
tea  Search this
copy  Search this
Japan  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
lacquer repair  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1897.38
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Blossoming cherry trees

Artist:
Kano Sanraku 狩野山楽 (1559-1635)  Search this
Medium:
Gold, ink, and tint on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 132 x 154.4 cm (51 15/16 x 60 13/16 in)
Type:
Natural Material
Origin:
Japan
Date:
1615-1868
Period:
Edo period
Topic:
flower  Search this
cherry tree  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
cherry blossom  Search this
Japan  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1900.29
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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edanmdm:fsg_F1900.29

Landscape with flowering vines

Medium:
Ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 155 x 358.6 cm (61 x 141 3/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Japan
Date:
early 17th century
Period:
Momoyama or Edo period
Topic:
Momoyama period (1573 - 1615)  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
Japan  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1903.241
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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edanmdm:fsg_F1903.241

Tea bowl, unknown Raku ware workshop

Artist:
Style of Hon'ami Koetsu 本阿弥光悦 (1558-1637)  Search this
Medium:
Earthenware with misfired Red Raku glaze (red slip under clear lead glaze); gold lacquer repairs.
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 9.1 × 13.1 cm (3 9/16 × 5 3/16 in)
Style:
Raku ware, unknown workshop
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
Date:
17th century or later
Period:
Edo period
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Raku ware  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
tea  Search this
Japan  Search this
earthenware  Search this
red slip  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1898.510
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cylindrical tea bowl, unknown Raku ware workshop

Artist:
Attributed by accompanying document to Hon'ami Koetsu 本阿弥光悦 (1558-1637)  Search this
Medium:
Earthenware with red ochre slip under clear lead glaze; lacquer repair
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 9.4 × 10.2 cm (3 11/16 × 4 in)
Style:
Raku ware, unknown workshop
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Kyoto, Japan
Date:
1615-1868
Period:
Edo period
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Raku ware  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
tea  Search this
Japan  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
lacquer repair  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1899.13
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Water jar in style of Chinese bronze fitting

Medium:
Bronze with artificial patina; lacquered wooden lid
Dimensions:
H x W: 16.7 x 13.7 cm (6 9/16 x 5 3/8 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Japan
Date:
19th century
Period:
Edo period or Meiji era
Topic:
casting  Search this
metal  Search this
bronze  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
Meiji era (1868 - 1912)  Search this
water  Search this
tea  Search this
Japan  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1904.356a-c
Restrictions & Rights:
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Tomb jar

Medium:
Porcelain with transparent pale-blue (qingbai) glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 49.1 × 17.1 cm (19 5/16 × 6 3/4 in)
Style:
Qingbai ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
China
Date:
13th century
Period:
Southern Song dynasty
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Qingbai ware  Search this
Southern Song dynasty (1127 - 1279)  Search this
funerary  Search this
Song dynasty (960 - 1279)  Search this
tomb  Search this
China  Search this
porcelain  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1906.251
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America
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edanmdm:fsg_F1906.251
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Tomb jar

Medium:
Porcelain with transparent pale-blue (qingbai) glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 48.4 × 16.5 cm (19 1/16 × 6 1/2 in)
Style:
Qingbai ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
China
Date:
13th century
Period:
Southern Song dynasty
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Qingbai ware  Search this
Southern Song dynasty (1127 - 1279)  Search this
funerary  Search this
Song dynasty (960 - 1279)  Search this
tomb  Search this
China  Search this
porcelain  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1906.252
Restrictions & Rights:
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On View:
Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America
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edanmdm:fsg_F1906.252
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Vase

Medium:
Porcelain with ivory translucent glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 18.6 × 10.6 cm (7 5/16 × 4 3/16 in)
Style:
Dehua ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Dehua kilns, Fujian province, China
Date:
16th-mid 17th century
Period:
Ming dynasty
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Dehua ware  Search this
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)  Search this
China  Search this
porcelain  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1913.85
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Satsuma ware vase

Medium:
Stoneware with clear, colorless glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 20.3 × 9.6 cm (8 × 3 3/4 in)
Style:
Satsuma ware, White Satsuma type
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Naeshirogawa kilns, Miyama (Naeshirogawa), Kagoshima prefecture, Japan
Date:
18th-19th century
Period:
Edo period or Meiji era
Topic:
iridescence  Search this
ceramic  Search this
Satsuma ware, White Satsuma type  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
Meiji era (1868 - 1912)  Search this
Japan  Search this
stoneware  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1895.3
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
On View:
Freer Gallery 09: Freer’s Global Network
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edanmdm:fsg_F1895.3

Kenzan style tea bowl with design of crane and flowing water

Artist:
Imitation of Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743)  Search this
Kyoto workshop  Search this
Medium:
Red clay; white slip, iron pigment under clear lead glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 8 × 13.5 cm (3 1/8 × 5 5/16 in)
Style:
Raku ware, unknown workshop
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
Date:
late 19th century
Period:
Meiji era
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
crane  Search this
Raku ware  Search this
Meiji era (1868 - 1912)  Search this
water  Search this
tea  Search this
Japan  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1896.100
Restrictions & Rights:
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Bowl

Medium:
Stoneware with white slip and iron pigment under clear glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 6.9 × 15.8 cm (2 11/16 × 6 1/4 in)
Style:
Cizhou-type ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Guangdong province, China
Date:
18th-19th century
Period:
Qing dynasty
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Cizhou ware  Search this
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
China  Search this
stoneware  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1896.57
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Arita ware tea bowl with landscape design

Medium:
Stoneware with slip and cobalt pigment under clear glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 8.3 × 12.9 cm (3 1/4 × 5 1/16 in)
Style:
Arita ware, totai sometsuke type
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan
Date:
1660-1680
Period:
Edo period
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
landscape  Search this
Arita ware  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
tea  Search this
Japan  Search this
stoneware  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1896.59
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Cizhou ware jar

Medium:
Stoneware with white slip beneath clear glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 34.9 × 29.8 cm (13 3/4 × 11 3/4 in)
Style:
Cizhou ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Shaanxi province, China
Date:
14th-15th century
Period:
Ming dynasty
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Cizhou ware  Search this
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)  Search this
China  Search this
stoneware  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1896.84
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Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America
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Satsuma ware jar, White Satsuma type

Medium:
Stoneware with clear, colorless glaze, stained by subsequent treatment; rim repaired with silver band
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 21.5 × 18.5 cm (8 7/16 × 7 5/16 in)
Style:
Satsuma ware, White Satsuma type
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Kagoshima prefecture, Japan
Date:
1650-1750
Period:
Edo period
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Satsuma ware, White Satsuma type  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
tea  Search this
Japan  Search this
stoneware  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1896.85a-b
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