Neck and shoulder of a tea-leaf storage jar

Object Details

• Provenance

  From at least 1977 to 1985

  Louise Allison Cort, Washington, DC, collected in Chokushi No. 7 kiln site, Shigaraki, 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. According to information from the card, the fragment was collected in 1972 or 1977.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Louise Allison Cort

• Origin

  Chokushi No. 7 kiln site (called variously Okamadani, Yamakado, Ashidani, or Sawade), Shigaraki, Shiga prefecture, Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Louise A. Cort

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1590s, 1600s

• Name

  Cort, Louise Allison

• Place

  Chokushi No. 7 kiln site, Shiga prefecture, Japan, Shigaraki

• Topic

  Art, Momoyama period (1573 - 1615), Stoneware, Shigaraki ware, Japanese Art, Ceramics

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)