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Sake bottle

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At A Glance

  • Period

    early 19th century

  • Geography

    Tachikui, Hyogo prefecture, Japan

  • Material

    Stoneware with iron glaze

  • Dimension

    H x Diam: 18.3 × 7.9 cm (7 3/16 × 3 1/8 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1905.53

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1905.53

Object Details

  • Artist

    Masamoto Naosaku

  • Description

    Sake bottle, (tokkuri. [CHN]).
    Clay: hard, grayish-brown on surface.
    Glaze: brilliant blackish-brown, slightly mottled with red-brown and yellow-brown. Iridescent.
    Mark: Naosaku [CHN]

  • Marks

    Naosaku [CHN]

  • Provenance

    To 1905
    Thomas E. Waggaman (1839-1906), Washington, DC, to 1905 [1]
    From 1905 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased at the sale of the Waggaman Collection, American Art Association, New York, NY, January 25-February 3, 1905, no. 1911 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1366, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Also see Curatorial Remark 8, Louise Cort, June 17, 2008, in the object record.
    [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

    Japanese Ceramics from Past to Present (February 18, 1983 to February 16, 1984)

  • Previous custodian or owner

    Thomas E. Waggaman (1839-1906)
    American Art Association (established 1883) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

  • Origin

    Tachikui, Hyogo prefecture, Japan

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer

  • Type

    Vessel

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