Tea caddy, Oribe type
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Period
1615-1624 -
Geography
Mino kilns or Seto kilns, Gifu prefecture or Aichi prefecture, Japan -
Material
Stoneware with iron and ash glazes; walrus-tusk lid -
Dimension
H x Diam: 9 × 6.7 cm (3 9/16 × 2 5/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1901.139a-b -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1901.139a-b
Object Details
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Description
Fine-grained, light brown clay. Flat base. Wheel-thrown body squared below protruding shoulder, accented with vertical and horizontal carving. Two lines incised on shoulder below neck. Chocolate brown iron glaze, applied with irregular contour, splashed with ash glaze on shoulder that has run down sides and appears khaki brown. Inside glazed. -
Provenance
To 1901Yamanaka & Company, to 1901 [1]From 1901 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1901 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1029, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.[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 -
Exhibition History
The Glazed Ceramic Tradition of Mino and Seto Wares (April 26, 1985 to January 13, 1986) -
Previous custodian or owner
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Mino kilns or Seto kilns, Gifu prefecture or Aichi prefecture, Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
Restrictions and Rights
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