Medium:

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions:

W: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in)

Style:

Arita ware

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Hyakken kiln site, Yamauchi, Saga prefecture, Japan

Date:

1610-1660

Period:

Edo period

Description:

Samll bowl or dish, waster.

Clay: porcelain.

Glaze: clear with greenish tint on outside; greyish tint on inside.

Decoration: in cobalt pigment under the glaze, turned black. On interior base a six-sided medaillon with beautifully rendered landscape of pines, cliffs, rocks, waterfall.

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-1282

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:

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EDAN-URL:

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