Tile with design of Eight Views of Lake Biwa in Ōmi (Ōshu Biwako hakkei)
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Period
inscribed 1813; made ca. 1816-1820 -
Geography
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China -
Material
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze -
Dimension
H x W x D: 4 × 28.5 × 26.2 cm (1 9/16 × 11 1/4 × 10 5/16 in) -
Accession Number
F2017.4 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F2017.4
Object Details
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Artist
After design by Kano Eigaku (1790-1867)Tao Zhen workshop -
Description
Porcelain tile made at the Tao Zhen workshop in Jingdezhen to Japanese order, painted by a Chinese artist following a sketch commissioned from Kyoto Kano school painter Eigaku (1790-1867). The subject is Eight Views of Omi, the Japanese reinterpretation of the Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang rivers. -
Provenance
From mid-1950sGordon McArthur, Christchurch, New Zealand. [1]To 1992Estate of Gordon McArthur, New Zealand. [2]From 1992 – 2017Ian Heriot, Katikati, New Zealand, purchased from the Estate of Gordon McArthur, New Zealand in 1992. [3]From 2017Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Ian and Mary Heriot, Katikati, New Zealand. [4]Notes:[1] See Curatorial Remark 3 in the object record.[2] See note 1.[3] See note 1.[4] See note 1. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Previous custodian or owner
Gordon McArthurIan and Mary Heriot -
Origin
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China -
Credit Line
Gift of Ian and Mary Heriot, New Zealand -
Type
Furniture and Furnishing -
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