Large shallow bowl, Cizhou style, inscribed to John Pope on his birthday
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Period
1966 -
Geography
Kiln at Koyama residence, Kamakura, Kanazawa prefecture, Japan -
Material
Stoneware with iron glaze -
Dimension
H x Diam (overall): 6.4 x 25.6 cm (2 1/2 x 10 1/16 in) -
Accession Number
FSC-P-2223 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-2223
Object Details
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Artist
Fujio Koyama 小山冨士夫 (1900-1975) -
Description
White stoneware.Black oil-spot glaze; clear glaze on rim.Inscription on back. -
Inscriptions
Inscription on back written with brush and ink by Koyama Fujio, dedicating the piece to J. A. Pope on his 60th birthday. -
Provenance
To 1982John A. Pope (1906-1982), Washington, DC [1]From 1982 to 1986Mrs. John A. Pope, Washington, DC, ownership transferred to Mrs. Pope after the death of her husband, John A. Pope. [2]From 1986Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mrs. John A. Pope, Washington DC [3]Notes:[1] See Curatorial Remark 4 in the object record.[2] See note 1.[3] See note 1. -
Collection
Freer Study Collection -
Previous custodian or owner
Dr. John Alexander Pope (1906-1982)Annemarie Henle Pope (1907-2001) -
Origin
Kiln at Koyama residence, Kamakura, Kanazawa prefecture, Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. John Alexander Pope -
Type
Vessel -
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