Buff clay; black lead glaze, copper-red glaze accent
Dimensions:
H x W: 9.7 x 9.7 cm (3 13/16 x 3 13/16 in)
Style:
Raku ware, unknown workshop
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
Date:
19th century
Period:
Meiji era
Description:
Melon-shaped incense burner. Pottery cover with bird finial.
Clay: earthenware
Glaze: Black Raku style. Reddish areas on shoulder and lid.
Decoration: incised in glaze, revealing paste reserve. Melon leaves and tendrils.
Signatures:
Kenzan, incised in glaze near base.
Provenance:
To 1907
Kita Toranosuke, Kyoto, to 1907 [1]
From 1907 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Kita Toranosuke in Kyoto in 1907 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L.1537, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Charles Lang Freer's 1907 pocket diary shows that he visited Kita's store in Kyoto on June 17, after arriving in the city on June 15 (according to Curatorial Remark 7, Louise Cort, August 17, 2010, in th eobject record).
[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.
