Neck and shoulder of a tea-leaf storage jar

Detail of a pattern
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At A Glance

  • Period

    ca. 1590-1600
  • Geography

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

    Stoneware with wood-ash glaze
  • Dimension

    W: 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in)
  • Accession Number

    FSC-P-3401
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-3401

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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