Medium:

Stoneware with feldspathic glaze

Dimensions:

H x Diam: 14.8 × 25.3 cm (5 13/16 × 9 15/16 in)

Style:

Unknown ware

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Japan

Date:

late 17th-18th century

Period:

Edo period

Description:

Bowl, large, low ovoidal. Gold lacquer repairs.

Clay: hard, dense, gray-white. Concave base.

Glaze: clear, white where thick; crackled.

Decoration: inlaid in white paste under glaze.

Provenance:

To 1906

Yamanaka & Company, to 1906 [1]

From 1906 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Yamanaka & Company in 1906 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Pottery List, L. 29, 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)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1906.17

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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