Incense box in the shape of a tanuki
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Period
19th century -
Geography
Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan -
Material
Earthenware with lead-silicate glaze; gold lacquer repairs -
Dimension
H x W: 6.6 x 5.1 cm (2 5/8 x 2 in) -
Accession Number
F1899.64a-b -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1899.64a-b
Object Details
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Description
Incense box in shape of seated tanuki with arms extended over paunch. Gold lacquer repairs.Clay: soft, reddish-brown. Raku type.Glaze: dark red-brown and black. Metallic iridescence. Raku-type lead glaze.Mark, incised on base. -
Marks
1. Mark, incised on base. Further scrutiny of the mark suggests that the bottom-most character of the inscription is not the (hi) [Jap] of Ohi [Jap] but (tsukuru) [Jap], "made by," and that it is followed by an impressed oval seal. The uppermost character also seems to contain the radical 162, [Jap]. -
Provenance
To 1899Yamanaka & Company, New York, NY, to 1899 [1]From 1899 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1899 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 278, 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
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Container -
Restrictions and Rights
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