Vase with design of dragons chasing flaming jewel

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Period
19th century -
Geography
Tsuboya kilns, Naha, Okinawa prefecture, Japan -
Material
Stoneware with white slip and cobalt pigment under clear glaze -
Dimension
H x Diam: 27 × 13.9 cm (10 5/8 × 5 1/2 in) -
Accession Number
F1899.8a-b -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1899.8a-b
Object Details
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Description
Cylindrical vase.Clay: hard, dense, gray.Glaze: clear glaze, slightly yellowish over white slip on exterior. Glaze alone on interior.Decoration: incised through slip into body. Accented with pale, blue-gray cobalt. Pair of dragons, flaming jewel, auspicious clouds. -
Provenance
?-1899Yamanaka & Company, New York, method of acquisition unknown [1]1899-1919Charles Lang Freer, purchased from Yamanaka & Company [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer [3]Notes:[1] See invoice from Yamanaka & Co., New York to Mr. Chars. L. Freer, March 6, 1899. The work is identified as "B 6083: 1 Satsuma Vase, gray & pale blue dragon & clouds." Copy in object file.[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.Research completed November 18, 2022. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
The Peacock Room Comes to America [2022] (September 3, 2022 - ongoing)The Peacock Room Comes to America [2017-2019] (October 14, 2017 to January 2, 2019)The Peacock Room Comes to America [2011-2016] (April 9, 2011 to January 4, 2016)Cornucopia: Ceramics of Southern Japan (December 19, 2009 to January 9, 2011)Boxed In: Japanese Ceramics and Their Storage Boxes (September 23, 1982 to February 17, 1983) -
Previous custodian or owner
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Tsuboya kilns, Naha, Okinawa prefecture, Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
On View
Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America -
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