Medium:

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions:

W: 14.8 cm (5 13/16 in)

Style:

Arita ware

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Hyakken kiln site, Yamauchi, Saga prefecture, Japan

Date:

1610-1660

Period:

Edo period

Description:

Bottle, neck and rim fragment.

Clay: porcelain.

Glaze: clear. Neck partially glazed and body unglazed inside.

Decoration: in cobalt pigment under the glaze. Three friends of winter (plum, pine, bamboo?)

Mark: none.

Collection:

Freer Study Collection

Topic:

ceramic  Search this

Arita ware  Search this

Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this

Japan  Search this

porcelain  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of John A. Pope

Accession Number:

FSC-P-1286

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

National Museum of Asian Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3b4541de2-2b1c-4a40-943a-5d2d02ab860e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-1286