Medium:

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions:

H x W: 3.8 x 6 cm (1 1/2 x 2 3/8 in)

Style:

Arita ware

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Hiekoba kiln site?, Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan

Date:

1630-1650

Period:

Edo period

Description:

Very small cup, waster.

Clay: porcelain.

Glaze: clear. Grit adhesion on the foot.

Decoration: in cobalt pigment under the glaze. Orchids.

Mark: none.

"Made in Japan" sticker.

Marks:

"Made in Japan" sticker.

Collection:

Freer Study Collection

Topic:

Arita ware  Search this

Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this

Japan  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Harold P. Stern

Accession Number:

FSC-P-357

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/ye32c093127-612b-4a58-9664-2d7c93af6f6b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-357