Medium:

Stoneware with white slip and iron pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 21.4 x 18.9 x 18.9 cm (8 7/16 x 7 7/16 x 7 7/16 in)

Style:

Mino-style ware, Gray Shino type

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Japan

Date:

1800-1880

Period:

Edo period or Meiji era

Description:

Plaque-shaped serving dish (gaku-zara 額皿), quadrilateral with foliated corners; four low loop feet.

Clay: hard, grayish.

Glaze: brilliant clear glaze, translucent where thick, over dark, red-brown wash.

Decoration: painted in reserve with thin iron wash.

Provenance:

To 1896

Rufus E. Moore, New York to 1896 [1]

From 1896 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Rufus E. Moore in 1896 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 239, 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:

Sylvan Sounds: Freer, Dewing, and Japan (May 18, 2013 to January 4, 2015)

Previous custodian or owner:

Rufus E. Moore (1840-1918) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1896.53

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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