Medium:

Porcelain with enamels over clear colorless glaze

Dimensions:

H x W: 46.8 x 25.3 cm (18 7/16 x 9 15/16 in)

Style:

Arita ware, early enamel type

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan

Date:

1650-1670

Period:

Edo period

Description:

Large bottle with ovoid body and flaring lip.

Clay: white porcelain.

Glaze: milky white.

Decoration: tree peonies and formal patterns in red, yellow, and green overglaze enamels. with black pigment details.

Provenance:

To 1957

John Sparks, Ltd. London, England. [1]

From 1957

Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from John Sparks, Ltd. London, England. [2]

Notes:

[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Cornucopia: Ceramics of Southern Japan (December 19, 2009 to January 9, 2011)

Selections from the Japanese Collection (March 22 to November 29, 1999)

Varieties of 17th-Century Arita Porcelain (November 7, 1986 to July 19, 1988)

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

Japanese Ceramics (June 22, 1982 to September 27, 1982)

Japanese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to January 17, 1980)

Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons in Japanese Art (September 14, 1977 to April 8, 1978)

Japanese Ukiyo-e Painting (May 2, 1973 to July 1, 1974)

Japanese Art—Paintings, Pottery (August 18, 1967 to September 20, 1971)

Japanese Art, Galleries 3, 4, and 5 (January 1, 1963 to September 16, 1970)

Ukiyo-e Exhibition (August 7, 1961 to January 1, 1963)

Hokusai Bicentennial Exhibition (March 30, 1960 to August 16, 1961)

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

Previous custodian or owner:

John Sparks, Ltd. (1890-1992)

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Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1957.26

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye33fca3eab-0d2c-4fd2-915a-606c6b76ac70

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1957.26