Netsuke in the form of a stand

Object Details

• Provenance

  To 1911

  Sato, Nagasaki, to 1911 [1]

  From 1911 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Sato in 1911 [2]

  From 1920

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

  Notes:

  [1] See Reserved Lacquer List, R. 5040, 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 (18 May 1980 to 15 June 1980)

  Japanese Lacquer (April 16, 1979 to October 8, 1980)

  Untitled Exhibition, North Corridor (November 20, 1969 to December 11, 1984)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Sato (C.L. Freer source)

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Costume Accessory

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• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, Sato

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

  Charles Lang Freer collection, Art, Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868), Japanese Art, Lacquer

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Costume accessories, Costume