Tea cup, fragment

Detail of a pattern
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At A Glance

  • Period

    1960-1968
  • Geography

    Mashiko town, Tochigi prefecture, Japan
  • Material

    Stoneware with gray-toned clear glaze
  • Dimension

    H x W: 6.1 x 5.5 cm (2 3/8 x 2 3/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    FSC-P-3366
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-3366

Object Details

  • Provenance

    From 1968 to 1985
    Louise Allison Cort, Washington, DC, collected in Mashiko town, Japan. [1]
    From 1985
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Louise Allison Cort, Washington, DC [2]
    Notes:
    [1] See Study Collection catalogue card, Collections Management Office.
    [2] See note 1.
  • Collection

    Freer Study Collection
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Louise Allison Cort
  • Origin

    Mashiko town, Tochigi prefecture, Japan
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Louise A. Cort
  • Type

    Vessel
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