Sake cup, Karatsu style

Object Details

• Artist

  Fujio Koyama 小山冨士夫 (1900-1975)

• Provenance

  To 1974

  Koyama Fujio, Hananoki kiln, Toki city, Gifu prefecture, Japan. [1]

  From 1974 to 1982

  John A. Pope (1906-1982), Washington, DC, gift of Koyama Fujio, Japan. [2]

  From 1982 to 1986

  Mrs. John A. Pope, Washington, DC, ownership transferred to Mrs. Pope after the death of her husband, John A. Pope. [3]

  From 1986

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mrs. John A. Pope, Washington DC [4]

  Notes:

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

  [2] See note 1.

  [3] See object record.

  [4] See note 3.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Dr. John Alexander Pope (1906-1982)

  Annemarie Henle Pope (1907-2001)

• Origin

  Hananoki kiln, Toki City, Gifu prefecture, Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Mrs. John Alexander Pope

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Date

  1970s

• Name

  Pope, John Alexander, Pope, Annemarie Henle

• Place

  Toki City, Japan, Gifu prefecture, Hananoki kiln

• Topic

  Wine and wine making, Art, Showa era (1926 - 1989), Stoneware, Japanese Art, Ceramics, Sake

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)