Sake bottle

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Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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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
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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 1905Thomas E. Waggaman (1839-1906), Washington, DC, to 1905 [1]From 1905 to 1919Charles 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 1920Freer 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 -
Restrictions and Rights
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