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Medium:
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
Dimensions:
W: 13.9 cm (5 1/2 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; Small plate, warped. Dish fragment (base and part of rim).
Clay: white porcelain.
Glaze: clear glaze on exterior, cobalt blue under clear glaze on interior.
Decoration: cobalt blue decoration of a swirling radiating pattern with a character in the central medallion.
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)
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Arita ware  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
cobalt pigment  Search this
Japan  Search this
porcelain  Search this
glazed  Search this
clear glaze  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of John A. Pope
Accession Number:
FSC-P-1486
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
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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/ye39a494cd8-615a-4075-8343-85d58fdd94fe
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-1486