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Catalog Data

Medium:
Stoneware with iron pigment under ash glaze
Style:
Karatsu ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Ushi-ishi kiln site, Sasebo, Nagazaki prefecture, Japan
Date:
late 16th-early 17th century
Period:
Momoyama period
Description:
Clay: buff stoneware.
Glaze: ash glaze.
Decoration: iron pigment under glaze.
Contains two stickers.
Contains spur mark.
Marks:
Small label with kiln name "Ushi-ishi" adhered.
Small label with kiln name "Ushi-ishi" adhered.
Collection:
Freer Study Collection
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Karatsu ware  Search this
Momoyama period (1573 - 1615)  Search this
Japan  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Yokota
Accession Number:
FSC-P-1749
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:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye353e582c2-34de-4cbf-ac35-c92fb9f09820
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-1749