Ohi ware tea bowl

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At A Glance

  • Period

    late 18th-early 19th century
  • Geography

    Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan
  • Material

    Earthenware with lead glaze
  • Dimension

    H x Diam: 10.9 × 10.2 cm (4 5/16 × 4 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1897.19a-b
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1897.19a-b

Object Details

  • Artist

    Ohi Doan (died 1839)
  • Description

    Cylindrical tea bowl (tsutsu chawan 筒茶碗). Crinkled surface.
    Clay: soft, light-buff. Raku type.
    Glaze: brilliant, golden-brown toned with rich black, splash of light green and yellow. Iridescent. Lead glaze.
  • Marks

    Seal: "Ohi" [Jpn] in single ring, outside footrim.
  • Provenance

    To 1897
    Rufus E. Moore, New York to 1897 [1]
    From 1897 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Rufus E. Moore in 1897 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 390, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
    [2] See note 1.
    [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Rufus E. Moore (1840-1918) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
  • Origin

    Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer
  • Type

    Vessel
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