Fragment of large jar

Object Details

• Provenance

  From 1980 to 1983

  Shigenori Ito, Tokyo, Japan, collected by the donor in Bizen, Okayama prefecture, Japan. [1]

  From 1983

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Shigenori Ito, Tokyo, Japan. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] See Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record. See also Study Collection catalogue card, Collections Management Office.

  [2] See object record.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Mr. Shigenori Ito

• Origin

  Samukaze kiln site (surface find), Ushimado town, Okayama prefecture, Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Mr. Shigenori Ito

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  700s, 1100s

• Name

  Ito, Shigenori

• Place

  Samukaze kiln site, Japan, Ushimado town, Okayama prefecture

• Topic

  Heian period (794 - 1185), Late Nara (Tempyo) period (710 - 794), Art, Nara period (645 - 794), Sue ware, Stoneware, Japanese Art, Ceramics

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)