Medium:

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions:

W: 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in)

Style:

Arita ware

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Hyakken kiln site, Yamauchi, Saga prefecture, Japan

Date:

1610-1660

Period:

Edo period

Description:

Cylindrical bowl, base fragment. A small piece of sagger stuck to the side.

Clay: porcelain.

Glaze: very clear. Late? Sandy foot, glazed inside.

Decoration: in cobalt pigment under the glaze. Plum tree, grass and rocks. Extremely faint double bow string line serving as ground line.

Mark: none.

Collection:

Freer Study Collection

Topic:

Arita ware  Search this

Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this

Japan  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of John A. Pope

Accession Number:

FSC-P-1235

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/ye358e3f9f3-99ca-464c-8cae-a8d397348524

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-1235