Vase

Object Details

• Artist

  Koransha Porcelain Company

• Provenance

  To ?

  Charles M. Kurtz (1855-1909). [1]

  From ? to 1991

  Isabel S. Kurtz (1901-1991), Buffalo, New York, by gift or inheritance from her father, Charles M. Kurtz. [2]

  From 1991

  Freer Gallery of Art, bequest of Isabel S. Kurtz, Buffalo, New York. [3]

  Notes:

  [1] See object file, Collections Management Office.

  [2] See note 1.

  [3] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Charles M. Kurtz (1855-1909)

  Isabel S. Kurtz (1901-1991)

• Origin

  Koransha kiln, Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of the Estate of Isabel S. Kurtz

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Date

  1890s

• Name

  Kurtz, Isabel S., Kurtz, Charles M.

• Place

  Japan, Saga prefecture, Koransha kiln, Arita

• Topic

  Porcelain, Art, Arita ware, Japanese Art, Ceramics, Flowers, Meiji era (1868 - 1912)

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)