Medium:

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze with an iron inclusion

Dimensions:

W: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in)

Style:

Arita ware

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Uchidayama (Hyakken) kiln site, Yamanouchi-cho, Saga prefecture, Japan

Date:

1610-1659

Period:

Edo period

Description:

Blue-and-white; Small bowl fragment with a large iron inclusion.

Clay: porcelain.

Glaze: clear glaze with crack made during firing on interior, cobalt pigment under clear glaze on exterior.

Decoration: banded cobalt blue decoration of a rudimentary landscape and a double line around foot on exterior.

Provenance:

To 1968

John A. Pope (1906-1982), Washington DC, collected in Hyakken 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-1503

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3cb10a104-cd29-4d8d-911c-a030dd378b02

EDAN-URL:

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