Ember pot with relief designs of pine and plum

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At A Glance

  • Period

    late 18th-early 19th century
  • Geography

    Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
  • Material

    Buff clay; iron and cobalt pigments under transparent glaze
  • Dimension

    H x W: 8.9 x 9.7 cm (3 1/2 x 3 13/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1911.401
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1911.401

Object Details

  • Artist

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

    Square container for live charcoal (hiire).
    Clay: fine-grained buff stoneware.
    Glaze: transparent.
    Decoration: pine and plum, in relief in unglazed panels on two sides; blossoming plum branches in blue and brown, under glaze, in border-areas; iron brown under glaze on rim.
  • Signatures

    Signature
  • Inscriptions

    Two inscriptions, one including signature, on two alternating unglazed panels
  • Provenance

    1911
    Y. Fujita and Company, Kyoto 1911 [1]
    From 1911 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Y. Fujita and Company, Kyoto in 1911 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2188, 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

    Tea in the Floating World (December 8, 2002 to May 26, 2003)
    The Potter's Brush: The Kenzan Style in Japanese Ceramics (December 9, 2001 to October 27, 2002)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Y. Fujita and Company (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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