Medium:

Brown stoneware with white slip, dark brown glaze, and iron oxide

Dimensions:

W (overall): 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in)

Style:

Karatsu ware, Takeo Karatsu type

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Yumino kilns, Yumino, Saga prefecture, Japan

Date:

18th century

Period:

Edo period

Provenance:

To 1972

John A. Pope (1906-1982), Washington DC, collected from a kiln site on the property of Nakajima, Yumino, Saga prefecture, Japan. [1]

From 1972

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:

Karatsu ware, Takeo Karatsu type  Search this

Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this

Japan  Search this

stoneware  Search this

white slip  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of John A. Pope

Accession Number:

FSC-P-3178

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3b0b4503a-48b9-42cb-b2b7-4de357e14103

EDAN-URL:

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