Vase

Object Details

• Artist

  Taizan Yohei IX (1856-1922)

• Description

  Cream-colored clay body, clear glaze, overglaze enamel and gold decor of sprays on flowers and aoi leaves.

• Inscriptions

  1. (Louise A. Cort, 1984) Mark on base: "Taizan"

• Provenance

  To 1984

  Mrs. Elizabeth Karrick, Washington, DC [1]

  From 1984

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mrs. Elizabeth Karrick, Washington, DC [2]

  Notes:

  [1] See object record.

  [2] In 1997 the vase was transferred from the Freer Study Collection to the Freer Gallery of Art permanent collection.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Japanese Art of the Meiji Era (September 20, 1997 to April 26, 1998)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Mrs. Elizabeth Karrick

• Origin

  Awataguchi, Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Mrs. Elizabeth deB. Karrick

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Date

  1880s, 1890s

• Name

  Karrick, Elizabeth

• Place

  Kyoto, Japan, Awataguchi, Kyoto prefecture

• Topic

  Art, Kyoto ware, Japanese Art, Meiji era (1868 - 1912)

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)