Tea bowl, mishima style
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Period
18th-19th century -
Geography
Japan -
Material
Stoneware with white slip under clear glaze -
Dimension
H x Diam: 7.5 × 14.1 cm (2 15/16 × 5 9/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1900.65 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1900.65
Object Details
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Description
Tea bowl, ovoidal; low, retired foot.Clay: hard, grayish, dark brown where exposed, dense.Glaze: white slip, irregularly applied, under clear glaze.Decoration: incised and stamped, with slip inlay, in the Mishima format. -
Provenance
Ikeda Seisuke (1839-1900), Kyoto [1]To 1900Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1900 [2]From 1900 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in 1900 [3]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]Notes:[1] According to Curatorial Remark 12, Louise Cort, March 11, 2009, in the object record: "The original List showed that this bowl formerly had been in the collection of Ikeda Seisuke, Kyoto."[2] See Original Pottery List, L. 761, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.[3] See note 2.[4] 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
Ikeda Seisuke (1839-1900)Bunkio Matsuki 松木文恭 (1867-1940) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
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