Medium:

Lacquer

Dimensions:

H x W: 6.4 x 6.5 cm (2 1/2 x 2 9/16 in)

Type:

Container

Origin:

Japan

Date:

late 18th-early 19th century

Period:

Edo period

Provenance:

To 1911

Kita Toranosuke, Kyoto, to 1911 [1]

From 1911 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Kita Toranosuke in 1911 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 347, 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:

Japanese and Chinese Lacquer (September 22, 1982 to June 30, 1983)

Japanese Lacquer (April 16, 1979 to October 8, 1980)

Japanese Art—Paintings (September 16, 1970 to May 2, 1973)

Chinese and Japanese Art--Lacquer and Paintings (August 18, 1967 to October 14, 1969)

Special Exhibition—Japanese Art (October 16, 1963 to August 18, 1967)

Previous custodian or owner:

Kita Toranosuke (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1911.443a-e

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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EDAN-URL:

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