Jar, one of a pair with F1970.20

Object Details

• Description

  Jar; large white porcelain.

  Clay: moderately coarse white porcelain.

  Glaze: white with slight crackle in some areas.

  Decoration: stylized vertical floral sprays around sides; broad band of takokarakusa wtih lotus blossoms on shoulder in red, green, blue and yellow overglaze enamels.

  One of a pair with F1970.20.

• Provenance

  To 1851

  Henry Pelham Pelham Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme, (1785 - 1851), Clumber, Nottinghamshire, England to 1851 [1]

  From 1851 to at least 1966

  By descent through the Pelham-Clinton family to John Stuart Bordewich, Esq. (d. 1986) to at least 1966 [2]

  1966

  Sotheby's London sale, July 12, 1966, bought in to John Stuart Bordewich, Esq. in 1966 [3]

  1970

  Ellsworth & Goldie, Ltd., New York, in 1970 [4]

  From 1970

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Ellsworth & Goldie, Ltd., New York, on January 30, 1970 [5]

  Notes:

  [1] According to a November 4, 1970 letter from Robert H. Ellsworth (of Ellsworth & Goldie) to T. Lawton, the pair of jars (F1970.20 and F1970.21) were owned at the time by a descendent of the 4th Duke of Newcastle, who once had them displayed at his country home.

  [2] The jars descended to Georgiania Elizabeth May Pelham-Clinton, (1913 - ?), the great-granddaughter of the 4th Duke of Newcastle who married John Stuart Bordewich in 1951. All biographical information from the Peerage.com.

  [3] Bordewich attempted to sell the jars at Sotheby's. They did not reach the reserve and were bought in. See auction catalogue in file.

  [4] According to the letter cited in [1], Ellsworth was contacted by a mutual friend of Bordewich to sell the jars on consignment. He removed the bronze mounts, likely added by the original owner.

  [5] Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Japanese Screens (May 9, 1993 to November 13, 1995)

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

  Japanese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to January 17, 1980)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Ellsworth & Goldie, Ltd. (1960-1970)

• Origin

  Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

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• Name

  Ellsworth & Goldie, Ltd.

• Place

  Japan, Saga prefecture, Arita

• Topic

  Porcelain, Art, Arita ware, early enamel type, Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868), Japanese Art, Enamel and enameling, Ceramics, Flowers, Lotus

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)