Tea cup

Object Details

• Artist

  Hamada Shoji (1894-1978)

• Provenance

  Possibly from at least 1963

  The Phillips Gallery, Washington, DC [1]

  To 1983

  Mrs. Ada G. Appleton, acquired from an exhibition at the Phillips Gallery, Washington, DC [2]

  From 1983

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

  Notes:

  [1] According to an email from Louise Cort, the Phillips Gallery in Washington DC was the former name of the Phillips Collection. In 1963 Hamada attended a conference in Washington DC, possibly at which time an exhibition of his ceramics took place at the Phillips Gallery. See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

  [2] See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

  [3] See object record.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  The Phillips Collection

  Mrs. Ada G. Appleton

• Origin

  Mashiko, Tochigi prefecture, Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Mrs. Ada Appleton

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Date

  1960s

• Name

  Appleton, Ada G., The Phillips Collection

• Place

  Japan, Tochigi prefecture, Mashiko

• Topic

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

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)