Medium:

Porcelain with iron under clear glaze

Dimensions:

H x W: 9.5 x 22.5 cm (3 3/4 x 8 7/8 in)

Style:

Arita ware, Kakiemon style

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan

Date:

1868-1912

Period:

Meiji era or later

Description:

Clay: fine white porcelain.

Glaze: lustrous, milk-white. Undecorated except for iron pigment around edge of rim.

No signature or seal.

Provenance:

To 1954

Mathias Komor, New York. [1]

From 1954

Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Mathias Komor, New York. [2]

Notes:

[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Summer Whites: Japanese Porcelain (July 1, 1983 to March 15, 1984)

Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 3 and 4 (February 25, 1956 to January 1, 1963)

Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Art, 1955 (October 25, 1955 to November 22, 1955)

Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Art (October 3, 1947 to February 25, 1956)

Previous custodian or owner:

Mathias Komor (1909-1984)

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Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1954.123

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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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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