Nabeshima ware dish in five-sun size
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Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
1680-1700 -
Geography
Okawachi kiln, Imari, Saga prefecture, Japan -
Material
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze, enamels over the glaze -
Dimension
H x W: 3.7 x 15 cm (1 7/16 x 5 7/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1959.10 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1959.10
Object Details
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Description
Shallow dish with high thin foot ring.Clay: fine white porcelain.Glaze: transparent.Decoration: In underglaze blue outside and in, the latter combined with overglaze enamels. Comb pattern on footrim, floral vinescroll on underside of rim. -
Provenance
To 1959Harry C. Nail, Jr., Palo Alto, California. [1]From 1959Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Harry C. Nail, Jr., Palo Alto, California. [2]Notes:[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record. Also refer to Curatorial Remark 2.[2] See note 1. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Cornucopia: Ceramics of Southern Japan (December 19, 2009 to January 9, 2011)Dinner for Five: Japanese Serving Dishes for Elegant Meals (March 4 to October 21, 2001)Garden Potteries and Official Kilns: Clan-Sponsored Ceramics in the Edo Period (January 16, 1986 to November 3, 1986)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 (April 11, 1978 to January 17, 1980)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)Hokusai Bicentennial Exhibition (March 30, 1960 to August 16, 1961) -
Previous custodian or owner
Harry C. Nail Jr. (1909-1990) -
Origin
Okawachi kiln, Imari, Saga prefecture, Japan -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Vessel -
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