Tea bowl, possibly Rakuzan ware
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Period
17th-mid 19th century -
Geography
Japan -
Material
Stoneware with wood-ash glaze; gold lacquer repairs -
Dimension
H x Diam: 6.6 × 16.9 cm (2 5/8 × 6 5/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1898.73 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1898.73
Object Details
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Description
Broadly flaring, with low foot. Five spur marks within. Gold lacquer repairs.Clay: dense, grayish white. Brown on surface.Glaze: ash glaze. Soft blend of gray, cream, and old-rose, of brilliant lustre; crackled. Glazed foot; crawling around base and foot. Five spur marks in bottom. Five spur marks on foot rim. -
Provenance
To 1898Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1898 [1]From 1898 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1898 [2]]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 747, 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 -
Exhibition History
Japanese Ceramics from Past to Present (February 18, 1983 to February 16, 1984) -
Previous custodian or owner
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
Restrictions and Rights
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