Jar
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Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
circa 1938-1943 -
Geography
Kyoto, Japan -
Material
Stoneware with cobalt, copper, and iron pigments; blue and brown glazes -
Dimension
H x W x D: 22.1 x 15.1 x 10.4 cm (8 11/16 x 5 15/16 x 4 1/8 in) -
Accession Number
S1994.17 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1994.17
Object Details
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Artist
Kawai Kanjiro 河井寛次郎 (1890-1966) -
Description
This bottle was formed in a mold as a rectangular vessel with strongly defined neck and foot. It is glazed with pale, cobalt-tinted blue-gray glaze except at the neck and foot, which are finished with brown iron glaze. On both wide sides a similar circular floral motif (probably an orchid) is painted freely with darker blue cobalt, iron, and copper (oxidized to red). -
Provenance
From 1948-1949 to 1994Aileen Aderton, Mitchellville, Maryland, purchased from an unknown dealer in Kyoto in 1948-1949 [1]From 1994Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Aileen Aderton in 1994Notes:[1] Mrs. Aderton reported in a telephone conversation (August 16, 1994) that she purchased the jar from a dealer's shop in Kyoto when she was living there from February 1948 to August 1949 as an education officer with the American Occupation.Subsequently she showed the jar to Kawai Kanjiro, who confirmed that it was his (according to Provenance Remark 1, L.A. Cort, December 6, 1994, in the object record). -
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection -
Previous custodian or owner
Aileen Aderton (1904-2005) -
Origin
Kyoto, Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of Aileen Aderton -
Type
Vessel -
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