Medium:

Stoneware with enamels over clear glaze

Dimensions:

H x W: 4.6 x 12.8 cm (1 13/16 x 5 1/16 in)

Style:

Kyoto ware, Ko-Kiyomizu style

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Awataguchi, Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan

Date:

first half of 18th century

Period:

Edo period

Description:

Section from nest of boxes (jubako 重箱), hexagonal; pierced sides.

Clay: hard, dense; buff, flushed orange on base.

Glaze: clear, crackled.

Decoration: in overglaze enamels, green, blue, and gold; floral vinescrolls.

Provenance:

To 1906

Spier Collection, to 1906 [1]

From 1906 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), puchased from the Spier Collection in 1906 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] Purchased with F1906.24 (L. 218), with which it was used as a stand. See Original Pottery List, L. 728, 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:

Julius Spier (1848-1923) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1907.638

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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