Artist:

Miura Ken'ya (1821-1889)  Search this

Medium:

Brown clay; white slip, iron pigment under transparent lead glaze

Dimensions:

H x Diam (overall): 4.3 x 7.7 cm (1 11/16 x 3 1/16 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Tokyo, Japan

Date:

late 19th century

Period:

Meiji era

Description:

Small ovoidal, on bold, unglazed foot.

Clay: thin, grayish, Raku-type earthenware.

Glaze: brilliant iridescent lead glaze; cream hakeme over warm gray.

Belonging to a set: F1904.429.1-8 (given to Freer as a group but unrelated to other pieces in "set").

Signatures:

In iron inside footrim: Ken'ya.

Inscriptions:

In iron on outside and incised just outside footrim: "Popular sentiment represents the will of Heaven"

Label:

This cup was made for serving Chinese-style steeped tea. The inscription on the cup reads: The will of the people is the will of Heaven.

Provenance:

To 1904

Kosa Honma (1842-1909), to 1904 [1]

From 1904 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Kosa Honma in 1904 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1310, 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:

Artists of Edo (November 19, 2005 to May 29, 2006)

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

Korean Influences on Japanese Slip-Decorated Ceramics (February 16, 1984 to November 9, 1984)

Previous custodian or owner:

Honma Kosa (1842-1909) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

iridescence  Search this

ceramic  Search this

Meiji era (1868 - 1912)  Search this

sake  Search this

Japan  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1904.429.5

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye32a50abf9-bf55-40c6-a030-9698e8541923

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1904.429.5