Bottle
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Period
1730-1750 -
Geography
Higuchi kiln, Nangawara, Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan -
Material
Porcelain with enamels over clear glaze, iron glaze -
Dimension
H x W: 22.4 x 12.7 cm (8 13/16 x 5 in) -
Accession Number
F1965.18 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1965.18
Object Details
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Description
Hexagonal vase or sake bottle with small flaring mouth.Clay: white porcelain.Glaze: Dark coffee brown around bottom with white running unevenly down from the top.Decoration: On white glaze at the shoulder and upper part, two hawks and branches of chestnut trees in colored enamels and gilding. -
Provenance
To 1965Setsu Gatodo, Tokyo, Japan. [1]From 1965Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Setsu Gatodo, Tokyo, Japan. [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)Summer Whites: Japanese Porcelain (July 1, 1983 to March 15, 1984)Japanese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to January 17, 1980)Bicentennial Exhibition: Japanese Art (December 15, 1975 to November 10, 1976)Japanese Art—Paintings, Pottery (August 18, 1967 to September 20, 1971) -
Previous custodian or owner
Setsu Gatodo -
Origin
Higuchi kiln, Nangawara, Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Vessel -
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