Bizen ware freshwater jar, with accessories

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Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
1590-1605 -
Geography
Imbe, Okayama prefecture, Japan -
Material
Stoneware with natural ash glaze; black lacquered wooden lid -
Dimension
H x Diam (overall): 11 x 23.5 cm (4 5/16 x 9 1/4 in) -
Accession Number
F1998.17a-h -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1998.17a-h
Object Details
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Description
Square seal impressed on bottom, inside. Five vertical slashes on outside walls. Thrown on wheel, then rim distorted into triangular shape. Placed in kiln so as to receive maximum exposure to ash; where ash has flaked off (inside), body shows gray. Black lacquered wooden lid. -
Marks
This piece bears an impressed square seal in the interior. See the curatorial remarks field, comment number 1 for a discussion of this seal. -
Provenance
Takashi Yanagi, Kyoto [1]To 1998Peggy and Richard M. Danziger, New York City, purchased from Takashi Yanagi, to 1998 [2]From 1998Freer Gallery of Art, given by Peggy and Richard M. Danziger in 1998Notes:[1] According to Curatorial Note 6 in the object record.[2] See Note 1. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Imperfectly Beautiful: Inventing Japanese Ceramic Style (October 14, 2017 - October 14, 2019)The Potter's Mark: Tea Ceramics and Their Makers (August 18, 2007 to February 24, 2008)Isamu Noguchi and Modern Japanese Ceramics (May 3 to September 7, 2003)Beyond the Legacy--Anniversary Acquisitions of the Freer Gallery of Art (October 11, 1998 to April 11, 1999) -
Previous custodian or owner
Takashi YanagiPeggy and Richard M. Danziger -
Origin
Imbe, Okayama prefecture, Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of Peggy and Richard M. Danziger -
Type
Vessel -
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