Artist:

Imitation of Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743)  Search this

Imitation of Ogata Korin 尾形光琳 (1658-1716)  Search this

Kyoto workshop  Search this

Medium:

Buff clay; black lead glaze, enamel over glaze

Dimensions:

H x Diam: 9.5 × 10.9 cm (3 3/4 × 4 5/16 in)

Style:

Raku ware, unknown workshop

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan

Date:

late 19th century

Period:

Meiji era

Description:

Clay: Raku earthenware

Glaze: uminous black; slight iridescence. Black Raku glaze.

Decoration: in white glaze inlay.

Signatures:

Two marks: Painting by Korin; Kenzan.

Provenance:

To 1901

Siegfried Bing (1838-1905), Paris to 1901 [1]

From 1901 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Siegfried Bing, Paris in 1901

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 950, 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:

Feathered Ink (August 27, 2022 to February 20, 2023)

The Potter's Brush: The Kenzan Style in Japanese Ceramics (December 9, 2001 to October 27, 2002)

Previous custodian or owner:

Siegfried Bing (1838-1905) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

iridescence  Search this

ceramic  Search this

crane  Search this

Raku ware  Search this

Meiji era (1868 - 1912)  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:

F1901.71

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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