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At A Glance

  • Period

    19th century
  • Geography

    Imbe, Okayama prefecture, Japan
  • Material

    Stoneware with slip and wood-ash glaze
  • Dimension

    H x W: 11.4 x 11.4 cm (4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1909.372
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1909.372

Object Details

  • Description

    Bottle, spherical, with short neck and small trumpet lip. Wood stand.
    Clay: fine, fired reddish-brown.
    Glaze: lustrous, mottled reddish to blackish brown, yellow spots.
    Impressed mark.
  • Marks

    Impressed mark.
  • Provenance

    To 1909
    Mr. D. J. Ushikubo, New York, NY, to 1909 [1]
    From 1909 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Mr. D. J. Ushikubo in 1909 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Pottery List, L. 2055, 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

    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)
    Japanese and Korean Pottery, and Korean Bronze (May 2, 1923 to March 22, 1943)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    D. J. Ushikubo (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
  • Origin

    Imbe, Okayama prefecture, Japan
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer
  • Type

    Vessel
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