Shiga ware cylindrical tea bowl in Oribe style

Detail of a pattern
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At A Glance

  • Period

    1800-1868
  • Geography

    Tsushima island, Nagasaki prefecture, Japan
  • Material

    Stoneware with iron glaze and black enamel over clear glaze
  • Dimension

    H x Diam: 8.7 × 9.2 cm (3 7/16 × 3 5/8 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1899.37
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1899.37

Object Details

  • Description

    White clay, pinkish buff where exposed.
    Decoration of grasses incised under clear brown wash; hatching incised under clear glaze (body indented in each area); and flower and grasses painted in black overglaze enamel.
    Kiln mark stamped on base inside foot rim. Thick iron wash over half, appearing dull yellowish brown; clear glaze on other half of body, appearing gray where it partially overlaps wash.
    Five spur marks (from clay wads) on foot rim.
  • Marks

    Kiln mark, "Shiga シカ," in katakana syllables without frame, stamped on base inside foot rim.
  • Provenance

    To 1899
    Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1899 [1]
    From 1899 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in 1899 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Pottery List, L. 430, 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

    Bunkio Matsuki 松木文恭 (1867-1940) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
  • Origin

    Tsushima island, Nagasaki prefecture, Japan
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer
  • Type

    Vessel
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