Serving bowl in style of Genpin

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At A Glance

  • Period

    1800-1868
  • Geography

    Seto, Aichi prefecture, Japan
  • Material

    Stoneware with white slip and iron pigment under clear glaze
  • Dimension

    H x Diam: 5.8 × 16.7 cm (2 5/16 × 6 9/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1900.85
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1900.85

Object Details

  • Description

    Buff clay; three bloats in wall. White slip, irregularly stained. Underglaze iron painted decoration. Clear glaze. Five small spur marks in bottom. Slip and glaze inside foot. Inscriptions on base.
  • Inscriptions

    Written in underglaze iron: character "eki" in bottom and "Chin Genpin" (followed by cipher) on outside below rim.
  • Provenance

    Ikeda Seisuke (1839-1900), Kyoto [1]
    To 1900
    Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1900 [2]
    From 1900 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in 1900 [3]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
    Notes:
    [1] According to Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.
    [2] See Original Pottery List, L. 799, 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
  • Exhibition History

    Garden Potteries and Official Kilns: Clan-Sponsored Ceramics in the Edo Period (January 16, 1986 to November 3, 1986)
  • 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

    Seto, Aichi prefecture, Japan
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer
  • Type

    Vessel
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