Grating dish, wall and base, fragment

Detail of a pattern
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At A Glance

  • Period

    late 16th century
  • Geography

    Mutabora kiln site, Ogaya, Tajimi, Gifu prefecture, Japan
  • Material

    Unglazed stoneware
  • Dimension

    W: 12.3 cm (4 13/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    FSC-P-3132
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-3132

Object Details

  • Provenance

    To 1972
    John A. Pope (1906-1982), Washington DC, collected in Mutabora kiln site. [1]
    From 1972
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of John A. Pope, Washington DC [2]
    Notes:
    [1] Collected at the kiln site behind the studio and home of potter, Arakawa Toyozo. See Study Collection catalogue card, Collections Management Office. See also Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.
    [2] See note 1.
  • Collection

    Freer Study Collection
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Dr. John Alexander Pope (1906-1982)
  • Origin

    Mutabora kiln site, Ogaya, Tajimi, Gifu prefecture, Japan
  • Credit Line

    Gift of John A. Pope
  • Type

    Vessel
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