Jar
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Period
16th-early 17th century -
Geography
Japan or Korea -
Material
Stoneware with white slip under translucent glaze; lacquer repairs -
Dimension
H x W x D: 17 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm (6 11/16 x 9 x 9 in) -
Accession Number
F1970.5 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1970.5
Object Details
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Description
Jar with sloping shoulder and broad belly; low everted lip with some lacquer repair.Clay: coarse brownish gray stoneware, fired reddish at foot.Glaze: thick, gray with whitish streaks, all over crackle stained brown. Feldspathic glaze.Decoration: none. -
Provenance
To 1969Mayuyama & Co., Ltd., Tokyo, to 1969 [1]From 1969Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Mayuyama & Co., Ltd. in 1969 [2]Notes:[1] See Freer Gallery of Art Accession List and Purchase List file, Collections Management Office. Also, original folder sheet note indicates name of source and location at date of acquisition (see Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record). -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
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) -
Previous custodian or owner
Mayuyama & Co., Ltd. (established 1916) -
Origin
Japan or Korea -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Vessel -
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