Stoneware with iron pigment under feldspathic glaze
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 3.2 x 19.1 x 19.1 cm (1 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in)
Style:
Mino ware, Decorated Shino type
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Ogaya kiln group, Kani city, Gifu prefecture, Japan
Date:
1595-1600
Period:
Momoyama period
Description:
Light buff clay. Underglaze iron painted decoration of large blossom or leaf. Feldspathic glaze, glossy and cream colored in tone, with unmelted drops of glaze scattered across surface of plate. Irregular marks on base just inside low, rounded foot rim
Provenance:
To 1962
N.V. Hammer, Inc., New York. [1]
From 1962
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from N.V. Hammer, Inc., New York. [2]
Notes:
[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.
[2] See note 1.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
The Glazed Ceramic Tradition of Mino and Seto Wares (April 26, 1985 to January 13, 1986)