Kenzan-style ember pot with design of camellia
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Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
mid to late 18th century -
Geography
Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan -
Material
Buff clay; iron and cobalt pigments under transparent glaze -
Dimension
H x W: 13.1 x 10.3 cm (5 3/16 x 4 1/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1901.160 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1901.160
Object Details
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Artist
Style of Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743)Kyoto workshop, Kenzan style -
Description
Clay: stoneware; dense, resonant.Glaze: transparent, appearing deep cream, finely crackled in brown.Decoration: in iron and cobalt, appearing gray and olive-brown, under glaze. Camellia.Inscription. -
Signatures
Kenzan Shinsei (cipher) -
Inscriptions
Inscription: "All made up with palace powder, blossoms in the snow" (Qu You 瞿佑, 1341-1427) -
Provenance
To 1901Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1901 [1]From 1901 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in 1901 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Pottery List, L. 1064, 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 -
Exhibition History
The Potter's Brush: The Kenzan Style in Japanese Ceramics (December 9, 2001 to October 27, 2002)Ceramics by Ogata Kenzan (October 9, 1980 to October 30, 1980)Japanese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to January 17, 1980)Special Exhibition—Japanese Art (October 16, 1963 to August 18, 1967) -
Previous custodian or owner
Bunkio Matsuki 松木文恭 (1867-1940) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
Restrictions and Rights
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