Light gray clay. Concentrically trimmed base. Two lugs on shoulder. Iron glaze, appearing blackish brown where thick, rust brown where thin, splashed with amber-colored ash glaze on neck and handles. Inside unglazed.
Provenance:
To 1902
Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1902 [1]
From 1902 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by 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, S.I. 561 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
Previous custodian or owner:
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
