Tea-leaf storage jar, Sobokai type

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Period
1525-1550 -
Geography
Kakishita no. 1 kiln, Toki city, Gifu prefecture, Japan -
Material
Gray stoneware (reddish-brown on surface) with iron slip under iron glaze and fly-ash glaze -
Dimension
H x W x D: 33.5 x 30 x 30 cm (13 3/16 x 11 13/16 x 11 13/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1966.17a-d -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1966.17a-d
Object Details
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Description
Gray clay, reddish brown on surface (Sobokai clay). Concentrically trimmed base. Four broad lugs equally spaced on shoulder. Inscription incised on base, "Sobokai [tsukuru?]" ([made at?] Sobokai). Thin iron slip over neck, shoulder, and most of body; thin, naturally occuring ash glaze deposit on shoulder and inside neck. Inside unglazed. Paulownia wood lid, inscribed in ink "Ubagafutokoro." Silk storage bag. -
Inscriptions
Inscription incised on base, "Sobokai [tsukuru?]" ([made at?] Sobokai).Inscription incised on base, "Sobokai [tsukuru?]" ([made at?] Sobokai). -
Provenance
To 1966N.V. Hammer, Inc., New York. [1]From 1966Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from N.V. Hammer, Inc., New York. [2]Notes:[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.[2] See note 1. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Rinpa Screens (February 25, 2023 to February 4, 2024)Storage Jars (March 15, 2014 to June 28, 2015)The Potter's Mark: Tea Ceramics and Their Makers (August 18, 2007 to February 24, 2008)Japanese Ceramics from Seto and Mino (January 19, 1996 to August 5, 2001)Boxed In: Japanese Ceramics and Their Storage Boxes (September 23, 1982 to February 17, 1983)Japanese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to January 17, 1980)Japanese Art (July 1, 1974 to April 10, 1978) -
Previous custodian or owner
N.V. Hammer, Inc. -
Origin
Kakishita no. 1 kiln, Toki city, Gifu prefecture, Japan -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Vessel -
On View
Freer Gallery 05: Rinpa Screens -
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