Water jar in style of Nonomura Ninsei

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Period
late 19th century -
Geography
Kyoto prefecture, Japan -
Material
Stoneware with enamels over white glaze; black lacquer lid -
Dimension
H x W: 10.8 x 20.1 cm (4 1/4 x 7 15/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1914.15a-b -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1914.15a-b
Object Details
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Artist
Style of Nonomura Ninsei (active ca. 1646-77) -
Description
Tea-ceremony water jar (mizusashi 水指).Fluted edge. Black lacquer cover, with a red character on under side.Clay: hard, buff, orange where exposed.Glaze: gray-white, clouded with pinkish gray; crackled. Opaque white rice-straw ash glaze on outside; same glaze and clear ash glaze on interior.Decoration: in blue, green, red, and gold enamels, over glaze.Mark: Ninsei 仁清, large, without frame, stamped on base to left. -
Signatures
False signature of Ninsei -
Marks
Ninsei 仁清, large, without frame, stamped on base to left.Ninsei 仁清, large, without frame, stamped on base to left. -
Provenance
To 1914William Baumgarten and Company, New York to 1914 [1]From 1914 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from William Baumgarten and Company in 1914 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Pottery List, L. 2384, 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
An Invitation to Tea (November 9, 1996 to April 26, 1998) -
Previous custodian or owner
William Baumgarten and Company (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Kyoto prefecture, Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
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