Large tea caddy, naikai shape (naikai chaire [Jpn])
Ivory cover. Medial Groove. Flat, recessed base.
Clay: hard, ringing, light brown on surface.
Glaze: dark, chocolate-brown, powdered with yellow; yellow overflow.
Weight: 84.05 grams.
Provenance:
To 1902
Yamanaka & Company, to 1902 [1]
From 1902 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1902 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1091, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.
[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:
Chinese Ceramics for Tea in Japan (March 8 to September 14, 2014)
Freer and Tea: 100 Years of The Book of Tea (November 19, 2005 to May 29, 2006)
Previous custodian or owner:
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
