Artist:

False signature of Takeno Joo (1502-1555)  Search this

Medium:

Raku-type earthenware with lead glaze

Dimensions:

H x Diam: 6.2 × 14.4 cm (2 7/16 × 5 11/16 in)

Style:

Raku ware, unknown workshop

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Japan

Date:

19th century

Period:

Edo period or Meiji era

Description:

Raku ware, unknown workshop; false signature of Takeno Joo.

Tea ceremony waste-water jar (kensui). Heavy, corrugated walls.

Clay: soft, light-buff. Raku type

Glaze: brilliant light-green, splashed with yellows, browns, and reds.

Inscriptions:

Inscription Daikokuan Joo, cipher (kao)

Inscription Daikokuan Joo, cipher (kao)

Provenance:

To 1906

Kita Toranosuke, Kyoto, to 1906 [1]

From 1906 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Kita Toranosuke in 1906 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Object file. Also see Original Pottery List, L. 400, 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

Previous custodian or owner:

Kita Toranosuke (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

ceramic  Search this

Raku ware  Search this

Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this

Meiji era (1868 - 1912)  Search this

tea  Search this

Japan  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1906.27

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3fa288db3-2105-499a-9757-e23609e17099

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1906.27