Medium:

Porcelain with cobalt decoration under clear glaze; ivory lid

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 6.4 x 6.3 x 4.8 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1 7/8 in)

Style:

Kyoto ware

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Kyoto, Japan

Date:

19th century

Period:

Edo period or Meiji era

Description:

Clay: hard, grayish. Porcelain.

Glaze: creamy gray; faint crackle.

Decoration: in cobalt under glaze.

Provenance:

1901

Rufus E. Moore, 1901 [1]

From 1901 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Rufus E. Moore in 1901 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Pottery List, 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

Previous custodian or owner:

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

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

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Meiji era (1868 - 1912)  Search this

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1901.103a-b

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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