Stoneware with iron and ash glazes; wooden stopper
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 19.2 x 18.8 x 18.8 cm (7 9/16 x 7 3/8 x 7 3/8 in)
Style:
Mino ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Onada Kanigo kiln, Tajimi city, Gifu prefecture, Japan
Date:
1620-1700
Period:
Edo period
Description:
Light gray clay, dense and hard, with area of orange scorch near tail. Details carved or modeled by hand and applied.
Glossy brown glaze; splashes of ash glaze over rooster-head spout and handle. Some kiln debris adhering to glaze. Base unglazed.
Provenance:
To 1904
Yamanaka & Company, to 1904 [1]
From 1904 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1904 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1331, 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)
