Saucer in form of plum blossom, with Chinese poem on rim and Chinese character written in lacquer on base

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At A Glance

  • Period

    1800-1868
  • Geography

    Awataguchi, Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
  • Material

    Stoneware with iron pigment under clear glaze; lacquer inscription
  • Dimension

    H x Diam: 2.8 × 10 cm (1 1/8 × 3 15/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1901.183
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1901.183

Object Details

  • Artist

    Taizan Yohei
  • Description

    Saucer, five-petaled plum-blossom form
    Clay: soft, dense, white.
    Glaze: rich cream-white, crackled.
    Decoration: in brown and black underglaze iron. Twenty-character chinese poem around rim.
    Seal. Awata Taizan, in rectangular frame. Character Sei [Jpn] (blue) written in lacquer on base.
  • Marks

    Seal. Awata Taizan, in rectangular frame. Character Sei [Jpn] (blue) written in lacquer on base.
  • Provenance

    To 1901
    Yamanaka & Company, to 1901 [1]
    From 1901 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1901 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1062, 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
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
  • Origin

    Awataguchi, Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer
  • Type

    Vessel
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