Medium:

Porcelain with green glaze, and cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions:

H x W: 5.1 x 10.1 cm (2 x 4 in)

Style:

Arita ware

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Kake-no-tani kiln site, Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan

Date:

1640-1659

Period:

Edo period

Description:

Blue-and-white/Celadon; Bowl fragment (base).

Clay: white porcelain.

Glaze: green glaze on exterior, base unglazed; cobalt blue pigment under clear glaze on interior.

Decoration: chrysanthumum medallion in cobalt blue on interior.

Provenance:

To 1968

John A. Pope (1906-1982), Washington DC, collected in Kake No Tani kiln site. [1]

From 1968

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of John A. Pope, Washington DC [2]

Notes:

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

[2] See note 1.

Collection:

Freer Study Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

Dr. John Alexander Pope (1906-1982)

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Credit Line:

Gift of John A. Pope

Accession Number:

FSC-P-1480

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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