Cylindrical tea bowl, unknown Raku ware workshop
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Period
19th century -
Geography
Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan -
Material
Raku-type earthenware with Black Raku glaze -
Dimension
H x Diam: 9.8 × 10.2 cm (3 7/8 × 4 in) -
Accession Number
F1905.221 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1905.221
Object Details
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Description
Cylindrical tea bowl (tsutsu-jawan).Clay: dense, gray-white. Raku type.Glaze: Black Raku glaze, with reddish areas, partially scraped off around foot.Black lacquer repair to vertical firing crack. -
Provenance
To 1905H. R. Yamamato, to 1905 [1]From 1905 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. R. Yamamoto in 1905 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1422, 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
Special Exhibition of Japanese Pottery (October 29, 1971 to October 31, 1971) -
Previous custodian or owner
H. R. Yamamoto (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
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