Bottle
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Period
1650-1670 -
Geography
Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan -
Material
Porcelain with enamels over clear colorless glaze -
Dimension
H x W: 46.8 x 25.3 cm (18 7/16 x 9 15/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1957.26 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1957.26
Object Details
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Description
Large bottle with ovoid body and flaring lip.Clay: white porcelain.Glaze: milky white.Decoration: tree peonies and formal patterns in red, yellow, and green overglaze enamels. with black pigment details. -
Provenance
To 1957John Sparks, Ltd. London, England. [1]From 1957Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from John Sparks, Ltd. London, England. [2]Notes:[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.[2] See note 1. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Cornucopia: Ceramics of Southern Japan (December 19, 2009 to January 9, 2011)Selections from the Japanese Collection (March 22 to November 29, 1999)Varieties of 17th-Century Arita Porcelain (November 7, 1986 to July 19, 1988)Summer Whites: Japanese Porcelain (July 1, 1983 to March 15, 1984)Japanese Ceramics (June 22, 1982 to September 27, 1982)Japanese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to January 17, 1980)Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons in Japanese Art (September 14, 1977 to April 8, 1978)Japanese Ukiyo-e Painting (May 2, 1973 to July 1, 1974)Japanese Art—Paintings, Pottery (August 18, 1967 to September 20, 1971)Japanese Art, Galleries 3, 4, and 5 (January 1, 1963 to September 16, 1970)Ukiyo-e Exhibition (August 7, 1961 to January 1, 1963)Hokusai Bicentennial Exhibition (March 30, 1960 to August 16, 1961)Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 3 and 4 (February 25, 1956 to January 1, 1963) -
Previous custodian or owner
John Sparks, Ltd. (1890-1992) -
Origin
Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Vessel -
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