Food dish with design of paulownia

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At A Glance

  • Period

    late 18th to early 19th century
  • Geography

    Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
  • Material

    Buff clay with white slip, iron pigment, and enamels under transparent glaze
  • Dimension

    H x Diam: 5 × 13.2 cm (2 × 5 3/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1905.320
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1905.320

Object Details

  • Artist

    Style of Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743)
    Kyoto workshop, Kenzan style
  • Description

    Low cylindrical individual serving dish (mukozuke); One of a set of five: F1905.320-324.
    Clay: soft, white earthenware.
    Glaze: clear, colorless lead glaze.
    Decoration: in brown, green and blue pigments and brushed white slip under glaze.
  • Signatures

    Signature: Kenzan, in iron pigment on base.
  • Provenance

    To 1905
    H. R. Yamamoto, to 1905 [1]
    From 1905 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by H. R. Yamamoto in 1905 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] Object file.
    [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)
    Dinner for Five: Japanese Serving Dishes for Elegant Meals (March 4 to October 21, 2001)
  • 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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