Black Raku tea bowl, copy of "Shishi" by Raku Do'nyu
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Period
late 18th-early 19th century -
Geography
Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan -
Material
Earthenware with Black Raku and colorless glazes -
Dimension
H x Diam: 8.6 × 12.5 cm (3 3/8 × 4 15/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1901.2 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1901.2
Object Details
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Artist
Raku Ryonyu (1756-1834) -
Description
Tea-bowl.Clay: dense, grayish-whiteGlaze: brilliant black of blue lustre with heavy overflow of same. T-shaped scar.Mark. Raku, impressed inside footrim, below and to left of center. -
Marks
Mark. Impressed inside footrim below and to the left of center -
Provenance
To 1901Kano Oshima, to 1901 [1]From 1900 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Kano Oshima in 1900 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 850, 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
Knotted Clay: Raku Ceramics and Tea (December 9, 2023 - ongoing)The Potter's Mark: Tea Ceramics and Their Makers (August 18, 2007 to February 24, 2008)Freer and Tea II: Raku, Hagi, Karatsu (July 8, 2006 to January 1, 2007)The Koetsu Tea Bowl (May 15, 1998 to June 23, 2005)Kyoto Ceramics (November 9, 1984 to April 25, 1985)Japanese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to January 17, 1980)Japanese Art (October 2, 1975 to October 8, 1976)Japanese Paintings Attributed to Iwasa Matabei (July 1, 1974 to October 1, 1975)Japanese Art: Paintings and Pottery (July 1, 1966 to May 2, 1973)Japanese Art (January 1, 1963 to July 1, 1966)Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 1 and 2 (February 25, 1956 to January 1, 1963) -
Previous custodian or owner
Kano Oshima (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
On View
Freer Gallery 20a: Knotted Clay: Raku Ceramics and Tea -
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