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Medium:
Stoneware with iron glaze; ivory lid
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 8 × 7.1 cm (3 1/8 × 2 13/16 in)
Style:
Seto ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Aichi prefecture, Japan
Date:
1480-1500
Period:
Muromachi period
Description:
Buff clay, darkened on surface by use. Diagonal indentation on shoulder, probably accidental. String-cut base, worn smooth. Mottled iron glaze nearly black where thick, rust brown where thin. Inside unglazed except for accidental spills of glaze inside mouth.
Provenance:
To 1902
Shozo Kato, London to 1902 [1]
From 1902 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Shozo Kato, London in 1902 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1169, 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)
Japanese Art (May 9, 1993 to November 21, 1995)
Previous custodian or owner:
Shozo Kato (1851-1930)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
ivory  Search this
Seto ware  Search this
Muromachi period (1333 - 1573)  Search this
tea  Search this
Japan  Search this
stoneware  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1902.186a-b
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye348ef6fab-ee4a-4b7c-bb6b-97774509abee
EDAN-URL:
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