Ember pot with relief designs of pine and plum
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Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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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
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Artist
Kyoto workshop, Kenzan styleStyle 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
1911Y. Fujita and Company, Kyoto 1911 [1]From 1911 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Y. Fujita and Company, Kyoto in 1911 [2]From 1920Freer 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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