Sake bottle

Object Details

• Description

  Buff clay, darkened on surface by use.

  Iron glaze, appearing black with silvery crystallization; second coat of reddish brown glaze over neck and shoulder, running and streaking. Thin coat of glaze on base, wiped off except for indented center.

• Provenance

  To 1909

  Hara Tomitaro (1868-1939), Yokohama, Japan, to 1909 [1]

  From 1909 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Hara Tomitaro in 1909 [2]

  From 1920

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

  Notes:

  [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2050, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Hara Tomitaro is better known by his artistic name, Hara Sankei.

  [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

  Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 1 and 2 (February 25, 1956 to January 1, 1963)

  Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Art, 1955 (October 25, 1955 to November 22, 1955)

  Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Art, 1951 (January 23, 1951 to February 25, 1956)

  Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Hanging Scrolls, Ceramics, and Sculpture (October 2, 1947 to January 23, 1951)

  Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Ceramics and Painting (May 2, 1946 to October 2, 1947)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Hara Tomitaro (1868-1939) (C.L. Freer source)

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

• Origin

  Toki city, Gifu prefecture, Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Vessel

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• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, Tomitaro, Hara

• Place

  Toki city, Japan, Gifu prefecture

• Topic

  Wine and wine making, Charles Lang Freer collection, Mino ware, Art, Stoneware, Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868), Japanese Art, Ceramics, Sake

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)