Medium-size plate

Object Details

• Artist

  Hamada Shoji (1894-1978)

• Provenance

  From at least 1961-62

  Bonnier Gallery, New York. [1]

  To 1983

  Mrs. Ada G. Appleton, acquired at Bonnier Gallery, New York. [2]

  From 1983

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mrs. Ada G. Appleton. [3]

  Notes:

  [1] According to an email from Louise Cort, the Bonnier Gallery was a commercial art gallery in New York City. According to Cort, Hamada held an exhibition at Bonnier’s sometime between 1961 and 1962. See Curatorial Remark 2.

  [2] Mrs. Ada G. Appleton acquired the piece at Bonnier Gallery, New York; selected for her by the artists, Hamada Shoji, at her request. See Curatorial Remarks 1 and 2 in the object record.

  [3] See object record.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Bonnier Gallery

  Mrs. Ada G. Appleton

• Origin

  Mashiko, Tochigi prefecture, Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Mrs. Ada Appleton

• Type

  Vessel

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• Date

  1960s

• Name

  Bonnier Gallery, Appleton, Ada G.

• Place

  Japan, Tochigi prefecture, Mashiko

• Topic

  Iris, Mashiko ware, Art, Showa era (1926 - 1989), Stoneware, Japanese Art, Ceramics

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)