Decagonal bowl

Object Details

• Description

  Deep bowl of decagonal shape with flaring rim and upturned lip.

  Clay: white porcelain.

  Glaze: clear.

  Decoration: hydrangeas, and phoenixes in overglaze enamels; dragon in slip inside; brown rim.

• Provenance

  To 1961

  Howard Hollis and Company, Cleveland, Ohio. [1]

  From 1961

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Howard Hollis and Company, Cleveland, Ohio. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Summer Whites: Japanese Porcelain (July 1, 1983 to March 15, 1984)

  Japanese Ceramics (June 22, 1982 to September 27, 1982)

  Japanese Ceramics/Puppets (June 16, 1980 to July 14, 1980)

  Japanese Ceramics (July 15, 1980 to June 21, 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)

  Bicentennial Exhibition: Japanese Art (December 15, 1975 to November 10, 1976)

  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)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Howard Hollis and Company (established 1949)

• Origin

  Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Date

  1950s

• Name

  Howard Hollis and Company

• Place

  Japan, Saga prefecture, Arita

• Topic

  Porcelain, Art, Showa era (1926 - 1989), Japanese Art, Arita ware, Kakiemon type, Phoenix, Enamel and enameling, Ceramics, Flowers, Dragon

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)