Bowl with decoration by John A. Pope

Object Details

• Artist

  Studio of Nakazato Tarouemon XII (1895-1985)

• Decorator

  Dr. John Alexander Pope (1906-1982)

• Description

  Low bowl of coarse stoneware decorated with painting under the glaze. Made by Tarouemon Nakazato in 1965 and painted by J.A. Pope on his visit there November 1, 1972.

• Provenance

  From 1972 to 1982

  John A. Pope (1906-1982), purchased in Japan in 1972. [1]

  From 1982 to 1988

  Mrs. John A. Pope, ownership transferred to Mrs. Pope after the death of her husband, John A. Pope. [2]

  From 1988

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mrs. John A. Pope. [3]

  Notes:

  [1] See Curatorial Remark 3 in the object record.

  [2] See note 1.

  [3] See note 1. The object was initially given to the Archives by Mrs. Pope in 1988, and then it was transferred to the Freer Study Collection in 2006.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Dr. John Alexander Pope (1906-1982)

  Annemarie Henle Pope (1907-2001)

• Origin

  Nakazato Tarouemon workshop, Karatsu, Saga prefecture, Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Mrs. John Alexander Pope

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Date

  1960s

• Name

  Pope, John Alexander, Pope, Annemarie Henle

• Place

  Japan, Saga prefecture, Nakazato Tarouemon workshop, Karatsu

• Topic

  Karatsu ware, Art, Showa era (1926 - 1989), Karatsu ware, E-karatsu type, Stoneware, Japanese Art, Ceramics

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)