Motoyashiki kiln or Heiji or related kiln, Toki city or Seto city, Gifu prefecture or Aichi prefecture, Japan
Date:
1607-1650
Period:
Momoyama or Edo period
Description:
Buff clay, darkened on surface by use. Concentrically trimmed base. Thin, dull brown iron glaze, irregularly splashed with yellow ash spots. Inside unglazed. Repairs to rim. Weight: 196.30 grams.
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
Exhibition History:
Japanese Ceramics from Seto and Mino (January 19, 1996 to August 5, 2001)
The Glazed Ceramic Tradition of Mino and Seto Wares (April 26, 1985 to January 13, 1986)
