Powdered tea container (natsume)

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Period
late 18th-early 19th century -
Geography
Japan -
Material
Lacquer -
Dimension
H x W: 6.4 x 6.5 cm (2 1/2 x 2 9/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1911.443a-e -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1911.443a-e
Object Details
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Provenance
To 1911Kita Toranosuke, Kyoto, to 1911 [1]From 1911 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Kita Toranosuke in 1911 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 347, 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
Japanese and Chinese Lacquer (September 22, 1982 to June 30, 1983)Japanese Lacquer (April 16, 1979 to October 8, 1980)Japanese Art—Paintings (September 16, 1970 to May 2, 1973)Chinese and Japanese Art--Lacquer and Paintings (August 18, 1967 to October 14, 1969)Special Exhibition—Japanese Art (October 16, 1963 to August 18, 1967) -
Previous custodian or owner
Kita Toranosuke (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Container -
Restrictions and Rights
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