Medium:

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions:

W: 19.2 cm (7 9/16 in)

Style:

Arita ware

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Tengudani kiln site, Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan

Date:

1620-1680

Period:

Edo period

Description:

Two bowls stuck to a kiln support, waster.

Clay: porcelain.

Glaze: clear. Heavy grit adhesion. Both bowls glazed insiude the foot.

Decoration: in cobalt pigment under the glaze. Wide band around the rim and floral spray outside. On the other bowl, pine needles outside.

Mark: none.

Provenance:

To 1966

Mr. Yokota, Kyoto, Japan. [1]

From 1966

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mr. Yokota, Kyoto, Japan. [2]

Notes:

[1] See object file, Collections Management Office.

[2] See note 1. See also Study Collection catalogue card, Collections Management Office.

Collection:

Freer Study Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

Mr. Yokota

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Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this

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porcelain  Search this

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Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. Yokota

Accession Number:

FSC-P-1203

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye376ba055c-071b-4130-8dcb-1e22b99b8736

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-1203