Vase with ears, missing one ear and rim

Object Details

• Description

  Bottle with ears, rim and one ear broken off.

  Clay: porcelain.

  Glaze: clear.

  Decoration: in cobalt pigment under the glaze. Bamboo stalk and leaves. Double line around the foot.

  Mark: none.

• Provenance

  To 1966

  Mr. Yokota, Kyoto, Japan. [1]

  From 1966

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mr. Yokota, Kyoto, Japan. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] See object file, Collections Management Office.

  [2] See note 1. See also Study Collection catalogue card, Collections Management Office.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Mr. Yokota

• Origin

  Tengudani kiln site, Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Mr. Yokota

• Type

  Vessel

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• Name

  Yokota

• Place

  Tengudani kiln site, Japan, Saga prefecture, Arita

• Topic

  Porcelain, Art, Arita ware, Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868), Japanese Art, Ceramics

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)